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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is plentiful in the streams, providing good fishing spots since early settler times?
(a) Trout
(b) Insects
(c) Guppies
(d) Eels

2. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.
(a) The placenta
(b) Powdered formula
(c) Water
(d) Mother's milk

3. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.
(a) Muscle
(b) Lean
(c) Outer
(d) Fatty

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

5. There is a widespread, critical shortage of ____________ across the globe.
(a) Rain
(b) Water treatment
(c) Fresh water
(d) Filters

Short Answer Questions

1. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.

2. Not only do chemicals hurt the soil, but they also ____________ the soil for years.

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

4. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.

5. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.

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