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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The town Carson describes _________ actually exist.
(a) Can
(b) Does not
(c) Will
(d) Does

3. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) Pharmaceuticals
(b) Experimentation
(c) War
(d) Pest control

4. There is a widespread, critical shortage of ____________ across the globe.
(a) Water treatment
(b) Filters
(c) Fresh water
(d) Rain

5. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.
(a) Interacted
(b) Grown
(c) Tinkered
(d) Battled

Short Answer Questions

1. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.

2. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.

3. This kind of vegetable absorbs huge levels of poisons, which would have harmed humans if they had eaten the produce.

4. Without plants, there could be no _________ of any kind.

5. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.

(see the answer key)

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