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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. Humankind is producing new ________ in the laboratory, though these used to be limited only to nature's actions.
(a) DNA
(b) Chemicals
(c) Wastes
(d) Plants

2. The title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."
(a) Change
(b) Do what we want
(c) Control others
(d) Know

3. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.
(a) California
(b) Florida
(c) Maine
(d) Colorado

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

5. Only _________ have gained the ability to reserve the roles and actually change the environment they live in.
(a) Animals
(b) Human beings
(c) Insects
(d) Plants

Short Answer Questions

1. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.

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

3. If a robin did not die, it often suffered from __________ as a result of being exposed to DDT.

4. What kind of control is actually more effective and less costly than mass spraying?

5. ____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive.

(see the answer key)

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