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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Realms of the Soil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.
(a) Phosphorus
(b) Boron
(c) Carbon
(d) Arsenic

2. What is used to pollinate the plants and to pollinate the trees?
(a) Humans
(b) Bees
(c) Scientists
(d) Hummingbirds

3. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.
(a) Pine
(b) Birch
(c) Palm
(d) Maple

4. Much of the world's water is polluted by ________ from many sources.
(a) Nuclear plants
(b) Animals
(c) Dirt
(d) Waste

5. In 1960, in the Klamath/Tule Lake region, agricultural pesticides were collected in the water bodies of a _____________.
(a) Swimming pool
(b) Toilet
(c) Wildlife refuge
(d) Library

Short Answer Questions

1. Toxic substances work to stop the body's natural functions; some of them may cause __________ to begin growing.

2. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.

3. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.

4. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.

5. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.

(see the answer key)

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