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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. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.
(a) Carbon
(b) Boron
(c) Arsenic
(d) Phosphorus

2. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.
(a) Decry
(b) Assist in
(c) Are guilty of
(d) Support

3. Spraying for the ________ began in the 1950s and resulted in the death of robins.
(a) French beetles
(b) Gypsy moth
(c) Dutch Elm Disease
(d) Fire ants

4. The Earth's soil is a ______________ of living creatures, all interdependent.
(a) Bed
(b) Nest
(c) Community
(d) City

5. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.
(a) Treetop
(b) Blue
(c) Burrowing
(d) Black

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used to pollinate the plants and to pollinate the trees?

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

3. There is a disagreement among scientists about how much _______ can be safely stored in the body.

4. Much of the world's water is polluted by ________ from many sources.

5. Where was the population of Japanese Beetles effectively controlled?

(see the answer key)

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