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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Other Road".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?
(a) Leaves
(b) Air
(c) Fruit
(d) Stones

2. Humans __________ plants when an an immediate use is not obvious for a plant.
(a) Move
(b) Destroy
(c) Eat
(d) Test

3. How long is the typical human generation?
(a) 45 years
(b) 83 years
(c) 68 years
(d) 33 years

4. What is not one of the now chemically resistant insects in the United States?
(a) German cockroach
(b) Spider
(c) House mosquito
(d) Wood tick

5. Only _________ have gained the ability to reserve the roles and actually change the environment they live in.
(a) Human beings
(b) Insects
(c) Animals
(d) Plants

Short Answer Questions

1. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.

2. Foods derived from and containing __________ contain the largest amounts of chemicals.

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

4. The ____________ systems of all creatures are adversely affected by DDT and other chemicals, so that this drastic disruption of the unversal currency of life affects the capacity of all living things.

5. Our __________ carry thousands of years of adaptation and evolution to us.

(see the answer key)

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