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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 "Nature Fights Back".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The liver can become damaged by the poisons it filters, causing it to become ___________ effective.
(a) More
(b) Less
(c) Generally
(d) Much more
2. The ___________ is strictly a forest insect, which is why people were outraged when residential areas were sprayed to control it.
(a) Dutch Elm
(b) Gypsy moth
(c) Tick
(d) Fire ant
3. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.
(a) Muscle
(b) Outer
(c) Lean
(d) Fatty
4. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.
(a) Money
(b) Control
(c) Time
(d) Research
5. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?
(a) Insects
(b) Animals
(c) Plants
(d) People
Short Answer Questions
1. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.
2. ________ are genetically adapting to the chemicals we use to control them.
3. A chemically weakened environment opens the door to explosive insect ____________.
4. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?
5. What was the widespread Canadian spraying program designed to control the population of?
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