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

2. There is evidence that chemicals travel via ____________.
(a) Crops
(b) The air
(c) Animals
(d) Groundwater

3. Fire ants' mounds actually serve to ________ the soil, which is a good thing.
(a) Protect
(b) Aerate
(c) Water
(d) Preserve

4. Much of the world's water is polluted by ________ from many sources.
(a) Nuclear plants
(b) Waste
(c) Animals
(d) Dirt

5. How was the large population of sagebrush destroyed in the West?
(a) Burning
(b) Physical removal
(c) Sprayings
(d) Suffocation

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

2. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.

3. The campaign in the American West to replace _______ with grass is one example of man's arrogant approach to plants.

4. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?

5. During what war time was the spraying of chemicals made more intense and more widespread?

(see the answer key)

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