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

2. ________ are genetically adapting to the chemicals we use to control them.
(a) DNA
(b) Insects
(c) Mosquitoes
(d) Plants

3. Fire ants' mounds actually serve to ________ the soil, which is a good thing.
(a) Water
(b) Preserve
(c) Aerate
(d) Protect

4. The narrow ___________ is the tiniest structure in the human body.
(a) Artery
(b) Capillary
(c) Cut
(d) Window

5. What is the most important earth-dwelling creature, according to Carson?
(a) Millipede
(b) Mouse
(c) Mole
(d) Earthworm

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the fire any not destroy, even though the US government made claims that it did?

3. Large-scale, single-crop farming eliminates the _______________ that provided built in control of pests.

4. Herbicides can change the _________ of plants, making toxic plants more appealing to animals.

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?

(see the answer key)

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