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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. In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths.
(a) Water
(b) Soil
(c) Trees
(d) Seeds

2. For many thousands of years, ___________ have returned from the Atlantic each year.
(a) Eels
(b) Trout
(c) Mackerel
(d) Salmon

3. Where was the population of Japanese Beetles effectively controlled?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) South
(d) North

4. What did farm animals stop doing as a result of the fire any eradication program?
(a) Walking
(b) Stop producing healthy young
(c) Eating
(d) Gaining weight

5. All foods, according to Carson, contain some level of such poisonous chemicals as __________.
(a) Boron
(b) Nicotine
(c) DDT
(d) Bitter orange

Short Answer Questions

1. Studies on the __________ in areas previously sprayed with DDT have confirmed that DDT remains in the birds at least one generation after the spraying.

2. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

3. ______ ponds are particularly susceptible to poisoning because of their proximity to chemically treated fields.

4. The ____________ systems of all creatures are adversely affected by DDT and other chemicals, so that this drastic disruption of the unversal currency of life affects the capacity of all living things.

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

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