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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 are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?
(a) Fish population
(b) Changing leaves
(c) Migratory birds
(d) Waves

2. How was the large population of sagebrush destroyed in the West?
(a) Suffocation
(b) Physical removal
(c) Burning
(d) Sprayings

3. The smallest _______ reveals a whole universe of relationships within the body
(a) Skin cell
(b) Pore
(c) Molecule
(d) Organ

4. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.
(a) Water
(b) Powdered formula
(c) The placenta
(d) Mother's milk

5. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?
(a) Tree leaves
(b) Earthworms
(c) Animals
(d) Insects

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?

2. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?

3. Chemical wielding __________ overlook the terrible flaws in their programs of blanket spraying.

4. Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West?

5. ____________ and animals were sprayed directly during the campaign against the gypsy moths.

(see the answer key)

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