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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ health problems used to be caused by diseases like smallpox, cholera, and the plague.
(a) Upper class
(b) Poverty
(c) Rural
(d) Public

2. ______ ponds are particularly susceptible to poisoning because of their proximity to chemically treated fields.
(a) Rural
(b) Farm
(c) Industrial
(d) Organic

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

4. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?
(a) HCl
(b) Bromide
(c) DDT
(d) Heptachlor

5. During what war time was the spraying of chemicals made more intense and more widespread?
(a) Vietnam
(b) WWI
(c) WWII
(d) Civil War

Short Answer Questions

1. What are many chemicals sold in that could result in high chemical exposure if dropped by the consumer?

2. What did farm animals stop doing as a result of the fire any eradication program?

3. Scientists believe that human __________ is unrealistic.

4. The __________ system is susceptible to damage by toxins like chlorinated hydrocarbons and organic phosphates.

5. Human life adapts to environment changes ____________.

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