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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. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.
(a) Birch
(b) Maple
(c) Palm
(d) Pine

2. ____________ alone have the ability to create carcinogens, which cause cancer.
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Human beings
(d) Insects

3. Spraying for the ________ began in the 1950s and resulted in the death of robins.
(a) Fire ants
(b) Gypsy moth
(c) Dutch Elm Disease
(d) French beetles

4. Much of the world's water is polluted by ________ from many sources.
(a) Dirt
(b) Waste
(c) Animals
(d) Nuclear plants

5. Most people's chemical exposure comes ___________ rather than in mass sprayings.
(a) In large doses
(b) From cars
(c) From food
(d) Day by day

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

2. What did the earthworms dine on that infected them with DDT?

3. Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West?

4. What kind of creature plays a vital role as a source for food, as well as being an aerator, a scavenger, and a source of bait?

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?

(see the answer key)

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