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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) Flowers
(c) Trees
(d) Bushes

2. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.
(a) Support
(b) Decry
(c) Are guilty of
(d) Assist in

3. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?
(a) Earthworms
(b) Tree leaves
(c) Animals
(d) Insects

4. What is the cellular structure that contains enzymes which accomplish the work of energy production?
(a) Vesicles
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Lysosomes
(d) Golgi Complex

5. What are printed in tiny type and largely ignored by consumers?
(a) Instructions
(b) Names of products
(c) Package warnings
(d) Ingredient lists

Short Answer Questions

1. Repeated spraying lead to poisoned environments in which not only are resident creatures killed, but also those that _________ there.

2. Most people's chemical exposure comes ___________ rather than in mass sprayings.

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

4. Many attempts to control ___________ have results in massive fish kills.

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

(see the answer key)

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