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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 title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."
(a) Change
(b) Know
(c) Control others
(d) Do what we want

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

3. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?
(a) Toxic chemicals
(b) Helpful mixtures
(c) Organic cleaners
(d) Necessary evils

4. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?
(a) People
(b) Insects
(c) Animals
(d) Plants

5. Not only do chemicals hurt the soil, but they also ____________ the soil for years.
(a) Clean
(b) Remain in
(c) Help
(d) Change

Short Answer Questions

1. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?

2. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.

3. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?

4. What is plentiful in the streams, providing good fishing spots since early settler times?

5. Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the smallest organisms of Earth and they live in the ________.

(see the answer key)

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