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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "One in Every Four".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The limits the government has established regarding chemical levels in foods are __________.
(a) Low
(b) Meaningless
(c) Unavailable
(d) Effective

2. What was applied to a large area of Illinois over an 8 year period in order to try to control the Japanese Beetle?
(a) ALdrin
(b) DDT
(c) Bitter orange
(d) Dieldrin

3. The _________ of Wyoming which supported many animal species were unintentionally killed, leading to massive animal death.
(a) Trees
(b) Sagebrush
(c) Weeds
(d) Willows

4. Radiation and arsenic are naturally occurring substances that cause _________.
(a) Cancer
(b) Protection
(c) Fatigue
(d) Fertilization

5. The roadsides are lush with trees, ferns, and ____________.
(a) Stones
(b) Wildflowers
(c) Soil
(d) Birds

Short Answer Questions

1. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.

2. Most people's chemical exposure comes ___________ rather than in mass sprayings.

3. Our individual bodies have a kind of _______, just as the larger environment does.

4. Humans hold a narrow view of _________, using them when they are immediately useful only.

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

(see the answer key)

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