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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. Humans __________ plants when an an immediate use is not obvious for a plant.
(a) Test
(b) Eat
(c) Move
(d) Destroy

2. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?
(a) Stream water
(b) Seawater
(c) Lake water
(d) Frozen water

3. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?
(a) Red tailed hawk
(b) Sage grouse
(c) Mule deer
(d) Pronghorn antelope

4. What organ works to filter out the chemicals that enter the human body?
(a) Lungs
(b) Stomach
(c) Liver
(d) Gallbladder

5. The _________ of Wyoming which supported many animal species were unintentionally killed, leading to massive animal death.
(a) Weeds
(b) Sagebrush
(c) Willows
(d) Trees

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?

2. There has been a huge increase in the incidence of ___________ and in our awareness of it in fewer than 200 years.

3. The population of Japanese Beetles in sprayed areas is ______________ .

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

5. _____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth.

(see the answer key)

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