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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 "Indiscriminately from the Skies".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did.
(a) Ladybugs
(b) Gypsy moths
(c) Fire ants
(d) Eagles

2. In 1960, in the Klamath/Tule Lake region, agricultural pesticides were collected in the water bodies of a _____________.
(a) Swimming pool
(b) Wildlife refuge
(c) Library
(d) Toilet

3. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.
(a) Adapted
(b) Used control
(c) Killed
(d) Moved

4. The business of chemical _______ is booming because people approach plant life without thinking about any perspective but their own immediate desires.
(a) Cosmetics
(b) Cleaners
(c) Fragrances
(d) Weed killers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Spring begins in the United States with the once-familiar ___________.

2. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.

3. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.

4. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.

5. Studies on the __________ in areas previously sprayed with DDT have confirmed that DDT remains in the birds at least one generation after the spraying.

(see the answer key)

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