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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. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(a) Weeds
(b) Trees
(c) Bushes
(d) Flowers

2. DDT is passed long through the ___________ during the course of nearly everyone's life.
(a) Air
(b) Packaged foods
(c) Exhaust fumes
(d) Food chain

3. Every cell in the body is involved in the production of ___________.
(a) Toxins
(b) Babies
(c) New life
(d) Energy

4. The fish may die some time after spraying as the toxins can be released from ____________.
(a) Fat stores
(b) Plants
(c) Water
(d) Rocks

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.

2. Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body.

3. Plants growing in contaminated soil may carry the contaminants into their _____________.

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

5. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

(see the answer key)

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