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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?
(a) Melatonin
(b) DDT
(c) Aldrin
(d) Bitter orange

2. Herbicides can change the _________ of plants, making toxic plants more appealing to animals.
(a) Color
(b) Metabolism
(c) Appearance
(d) Taste

3. Attempts to control a particular ________ in Clear Lake, California resulted in massive bird death.
(a) Bird
(b) Spider
(c) Fish
(d) Gnat

4. This kind of vegetable absorbs huge levels of poisons, which would have harmed humans if they had eaten the produce.
(a) Tomato
(b) Peppers
(c) Beans
(d) Carrot

5. The title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."
(a) Know
(b) Change
(c) Do what we want
(d) Control others

Short Answer Questions

1. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.

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

3. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.

4. The Earth's soil is a ______________ of living creatures, all interdependent.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the reasons why DDT is so harmful to fish?

2. What happens during the sterilization method of insect control?

3. What happens when plants grow within the chemically-laced soil?

4. Where does people's chemical exposure mainly come from, according to Carson?

5. Why is it strange that a program was launched against the Southern population of fire ants?

6. What caused the widespread application of chemicals in the time of World War II?

7. What is seawater not able to be used for on the Earth?

8. What has happened with synthetic pesticides within less than twenty years of their existence?

9. What kinds of trees are in the forests described in this chapter?

10. What happens when the bees are suddenly gone from this beautiful American town?

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