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

2. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.
(a) Weather patterns
(b) Temperatures
(c) Sprayings
(d) Fires

3. What was the widespread Canadian spraying program designed to control the population of?
(a) Spruce budworm
(b) Salmon
(c) Bacteria levels in the water
(d) Pond spiders

4. It may be impossible to tell what is __________ and what is effect because there may be years between the two.
(a) Toxic
(b) Truth
(c) Cause
(d) Harmful

5. What kind of creature plays a vital role as a source for food, as well as being an aerator, a scavenger, and a source of bait?
(a) Smelt
(b) Earth worm
(c) Fiddler crab
(d) Round worm

Short Answer Questions

1. Because all foods contain chemicals, even in small doses, the human exposure is enormous in the __________.

2. __________________ is the basis of all life function.

3. _____________ is not the only source of chemical contamination in the world.

4. DDT is passed long through the ___________ during the course of nearly everyone's life.

5. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?

(see the answer key)

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