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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. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.
(a) Tinkered
(b) Battled
(c) Interacted
(d) Grown

2. _______________ has been largely controlled through improved living conditions and sanitation.
(a) Population
(b) Chemical exposure
(c) Infectious disease
(d) Cancer

3. What did the birds provide naturally that made their deaths all the more significant?
(a) Eggs
(b) Pest control
(c) Migration patterns
(d) Songs

4. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?
(a) Nests
(b) Trees
(c) Other birds
(d) Fish

5. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.
(a) Inadequate
(b) Enforced
(c) Out numbered
(d) Overmeasured

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

2. Individual sensitivity to the various toxic substances is extremely ___________.

3. What was applied to a large area of Illinois over an 8 year period in order to try to control the Japanese Beetle?

4. For many thousands of years, ___________ have returned from the Atlantic each year.

5. All of the Earth's watersystems are _____________, so contamination of a part is contamination of the whole.

(see the answer key)

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