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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Elixirs of Death".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is a disagreement among scientists about how much _______ can be safely stored in the body.
(a) Water
(b) DDT
(c) Fat
(d) Arsenic

2. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.
(a) Battled
(b) Tinkered
(c) Grown
(d) Interacted

3. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.
(a) Research
(b) Control
(c) Money
(d) Time

4. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?
(a) Migratory birds
(b) Waves
(c) Fish population
(d) Changing leaves

5. Only _________ have gained the ability to reserve the roles and actually change the environment they live in.
(a) Human beings
(b) Animals
(c) Plants
(d) Insects

Short Answer Questions

1. The roadsides are lush with trees, ferns, and ____________.

2. What is the name of the naturally occurring mineral that is toxic to humans and most creatures but is still used as a pesticide?

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

4. DDT is passed long through the ___________ during the course of nearly everyone's life.

5. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.

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