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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "One in Every Four".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.
(a) Ignored
(b) Difficult to detect
(c) Sometimes safe
(d) Hidden from view

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

3. What does the narrow window reveal when seen from far away?
(a) Sliver of light
(b) Nothing
(c) Death
(d) Blue skies

4. What can the chemical DDT cause in fish?
(a) Depression
(b) Starvation
(c) Blindness
(d) Color changes

5. Due to pollution in its environment, this kind of bird has suffered from extensive population reduction and sterility issues.
(a) Hummingbird
(b) Hawk
(c) Buzzard
(d) Eagle

Short Answer Questions

1. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.

2. _____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth.

3. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.

4. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

5. The _________ of Wyoming which supported many animal species were unintentionally killed, leading to massive animal death.

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