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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. Insecticides used against insects that feed on __________ have killed many fish in the South.
(a) Corn
(b) Tobacco
(c) Grain
(d) Cotton

2. The liver can become damaged by the poisons it filters, causing it to become ___________ effective.
(a) Generally
(b) Much more
(c) Less
(d) More

3. This kind of vegetable absorbs huge levels of poisons, which would have harmed humans if they had eaten the produce.
(a) Peppers
(b) Beans
(c) Tomato
(d) Carrot

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

5. The __________ system is susceptible to damage by toxins like chlorinated hydrocarbons and organic phosphates.
(a) Circulatory
(b) Muscular
(c) Renal
(d) Nervous

Short Answer Questions

1. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.

2. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.

3. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?

4. Large-scale, single-crop farming eliminates the _______________ that provided built in control of pests.

5. Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body.

(see the answer key)

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