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

2. Without the Earth's ________, there could be no plants.
(a) Human help
(b) Light
(c) Water
(d) Soil

3. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.
(a) Arsenic
(b) DDT
(c) Wild orange oil
(d) Corn crops

4. Plants growing in contaminated soil may carry the contaminants into their _____________.
(a) Tissues
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) DNA
(d) Neighbor plants

5. Not only do chemicals hurt the soil, but they also ____________ the soil for years.
(a) Clean
(b) Change
(c) Help
(d) Remain in

Short Answer Questions

1. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.

2. Only _________ have gained the ability to reserve the roles and actually change the environment they live in.

3. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.

4. Continued use of pesticides could very well damage soil ___________.

5. The town Carson describes _________ actually exist.

(see the answer key)

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