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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the earthworms dine on that infected them with DDT?
(a) Soil
(b) Flowers
(c) Mulch of elm leaves
(d) Bird droppings

2. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.
(a) Water
(b) Insects
(c) Animals
(d) Tourists

3. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) War
(b) Pharmaceuticals
(c) Pest control
(d) Experimentation

4. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?
(a) Soot
(b) Radiation
(c) Gamma rays
(d) Arsenic

5. There is evidence that chemicals travel via ____________.
(a) Crops
(b) The air
(c) Animals
(d) Groundwater

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to pollution in its environment, this kind of bird has suffered from extensive population reduction and sterility issues.

2. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.

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

4. Chemicals can travel down ___________ or in underground aquifers to the bodies of water.

5. What is contaminated with DDT so that it ends up affecting a human consumer of eggs?

(see the answer key)

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