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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1749.
(d) 1849.

2. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?
(a) Nature Preservation Act.
(b) Return to Nature Act.
(c) Clean Water Act.
(d) Save the Fish Act.

3. What is CRISPR?
(a) A series of genetic testing.
(b) An air fryer.
(c) A collection of techniques used to make it easier to manipulate DNA.
(d) A technique for breeding species.

4. The sulfer dioxide sent up into the stratosphere from a volcano gets oxidized into what?
(a) Sulfuric acid.
(b) Sulfur valence electrons.
(c) Sulfur trioxide.
(d) Sulfur hexaflouride.

5. How do aerosol particles create cooler temperatures?
(a) They scatter sunlight back to space.
(b) They create snow.
(c) They create ice.
(d) They cool down dust particles in the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brodifacoum?

2. What does Kevin Irons, the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, feel is the best way to control the carp population?

3. How many species are thought to live in reefs around the world?

4. What could be used if a gene drive goes rogue?

5. How are rodents often currently killed?

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