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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Muscular
(b) Reproductive
(c) Circulatory
(d) Nervous

2. The fish may die some time after spraying as the toxins can be released from ____________.
(a) Plants
(b) Water
(c) Rocks
(d) Fat stores

3. Foods derived from and containing __________ contain the largest amounts of chemicals.
(a) Animal fats
(b) Water
(c) Sugar
(d) Dairy

4. The temporary elimination of some ___________ will continue to result in horrific and permanent physical trauma.
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Insects
(d) Humans

5. Human life adapts to environment changes ____________.
(a) When it takes action
(b) Once in a while
(c) Quickly
(d) Extremely slowly

Short Answer Questions

1. _______________ can be much more effective at controlling budworm.

2. All foods, according to Carson, contain some level of such poisonous chemicals as __________.

3. What can the chemical DDT cause in fish?

4. For many thousands of years, ___________ have returned from the Atlantic each year.

5. What kind of disease can fleas carry and then transmit to humans as a result of a bite?

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