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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrow ___________ is the tiniest structure in the human body.
(a) Capillary
(b) Artery
(c) Window
(d) Cut

2. What was the widespread Canadian spraying program designed to control the population of?
(a) Pond spiders
(b) Spruce budworm
(c) Bacteria levels in the water
(d) Salmon

3. Without functioning ____________, even our organs are useless.
(a) Brain activity
(b) Blood streams
(c) Lungs
(d) Cells

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

5. What is the form of energy which is produced at every stage of the mitochondrial process?
(a) DNA
(b) ATP
(c) ARP
(d) ADP

6. Scientists believe that human __________ is unrealistic.
(a) Resistance
(b) Control
(c) Change
(d) Chemical warfare

7. What is the cellular structure that contains enzymes which accomplish the work of energy production?
(a) Vesicles
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Golgi Complex

8. ____________ provides the best ways to control insects, according to Carson.
(a) Nature
(b) Chemical engineering
(c) Man
(d) Science

9. Individual sensitivity to the various toxic substances is extremely ___________.
(a) Useful in measuring limits
(b) Low
(c) Meaningless
(d) Variable

10. The fish may die some time after spraying as the toxins can be released from ____________.
(a) Rocks
(b) Water
(c) Plants
(d) Fat stores

11. __________________ is the basis of all life function.
(a) Adenosine
(b) Cellular oxidation
(c) ATP production
(d) Photosynthesis

12. Our individual bodies have a kind of _______, just as the larger environment does.
(a) Endurance
(b) Resistance
(c) Ecology
(d) Threshold

13. Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body.
(a) Paper
(b) Water
(c) Cosmetics
(d) Food

14. Radiation and arsenic are naturally occurring substances that cause _________.
(a) Cancer
(b) Fatigue
(c) Protection
(d) Fertilization

15. Foods derived from and containing __________ contain the largest amounts of chemicals.
(a) Sugar
(b) Water
(c) Dairy
(d) Animal fats

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state has abandoned broad eradication in favor of the control in #117?

2. What did the fire any not destroy, even though the US government made claims that it did?

3. Every cell in the body is involved in the production of ___________.

4. ____________ and animals were sprayed directly during the campaign against the gypsy moths.

5. What is not one of the now chemically resistant insects in the United States?

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