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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. ______________ is the basic process of life creation for everything from amoebae to humans.
(a) Cell respiration
(b) Cell division
(c) Cell mutation
(d) Cell ligation

2. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?
(a) Stream water
(b) Frozen water
(c) Lake water
(d) Seawater

3. Individual sensitivity to the various toxic substances is extremely ___________.
(a) Variable
(b) Useful in measuring limits
(c) Low
(d) Meaningless

4. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.
(a) Birch
(b) Pine
(c) Maple
(d) Palm

5. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.
(a) Used control
(b) Killed
(c) Moved
(d) Adapted

Short Answer Questions

1. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.

2. ____________ alone have the ability to create carcinogens, which cause cancer.

3. What lingers on the rooftops in Carson's description of the demise of the environment?

4. Every human being now has contact with _________ every moment of his life - even from conception.

5. ______ ponds are particularly susceptible to poisoning because of their proximity to chemically treated fields.

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