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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 "Nature Fights Back".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth.
(a) Scientists
(b) Citizens
(c) Media
(d) Researchers

2. How was the large population of sagebrush destroyed in the West?
(a) Suffocation
(b) Sprayings
(c) Burning
(d) Physical removal

3. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?
(a) Trep
(b) Sludge
(c) Gunk
(d) Muck

4. Because synthetic pesticides are ______, they can easily poison intended and unintended targets.
(a) Organic
(b) Dangerous
(c) Widespread
(d) Lethal

5. Foods derived from and containing __________ contain the largest amounts of chemicals.
(a) Dairy
(b) Animal fats
(c) Sugar
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

1. If a robin did not die, it often suffered from __________ as a result of being exposed to DDT.

2. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?

3. It may be impossible to tell what is __________ and what is effect because there may be years between the two.

4. The long term effects of chemical exposure, per Carson, are easy to ignore as long as they are ___________.

5. The ____________ systems of all creatures are adversely affected by DDT and other chemicals, so that this drastic disruption of the unversal currency of life affects the capacity of all living things.

(see the answer key)

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