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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Human Price".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1960, in the Klamath/Tule Lake region, agricultural pesticides were collected in the water bodies of a _____________.
(a) Wildlife refuge
(b) Toilet
(c) Swimming pool
(d) Library

2. Spring begins in the United States with the once-familiar ___________.
(a) Heavy rains
(b) Temperature changes
(c) Storms
(d) Birdsong

3. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.
(a) Bombs
(b) Sunlight
(c) Charcoal
(d) Trees

4. Humans hold a narrow view of _________, using them when they are immediately useful only.
(a) Pests
(b) Trees
(c) Animals
(d) Plants

5. ___________ health problems used to be caused by diseases like smallpox, cholera, and the plague.
(a) Public
(b) Upper class
(c) Poverty
(d) Rural

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

2. Without the Earth's ________, there could be no plants.

3. What are many chemicals sold in that could result in high chemical exposure if dropped by the consumer?

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

5. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.

(see the answer key)

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