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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrow window reveal when seen from far away?
(a) Blue skies
(b) Sliver of light
(c) Death
(d) Nothing

2. What can the chemical DDT cause in fish?
(a) Blindness
(b) Color changes
(c) Starvation
(d) Depression

3. Plants growing in contaminated soil may carry the contaminants into their _____________.
(a) Neighbor plants
(b) Tissues
(c) DNA
(d) Chlorophyll

4. __________________ is the basis of all life function.
(a) Cellular oxidation
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Adenosine
(d) ATP production

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) Earth worm
(b) Fiddler crab
(c) Smelt
(d) Round worm

Short Answer Questions

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

2. ______ ponds are particularly susceptible to poisoning because of their proximity to chemically treated fields.

3. Where do the fish go from #97 do in order to spawn and to perpetuate their kind?

4. What was the widespread Canadian spraying program designed to control the population of?

5. The Earth itself is ________ only as long as the creatures within it are.

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