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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?
(a) Stones
(b) Fruit
(c) Air
(d) Leaves

2. Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the smallest organisms of Earth and they live in the ________.
(a) Water
(b) Soil
(c) Air
(d) Stones

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

4. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.
(a) Death
(b) Better taste
(c) Stunted growth
(d) Unnatural height

5. What was applied to a large area of Illinois over an 8 year period in order to try to control the Japanese Beetle?
(a) DDT
(b) Dieldrin
(c) ALdrin
(d) Bitter orange

Short Answer Questions

1. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?

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

3. What is plentiful in the streams, providing good fishing spots since early settler times?

4. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.

5. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of the spraying of the Japanese beetle in Michigan in 1959?

2. What puzzles the doctors during the mysterious blight in this area?

3. How has infectious disease been controlled in modern society?

4. What did the chemical warfare of World War II lead to?

5. What happens when the bees are suddenly gone from this beautiful American town?

6. What is an unexpected result of the deaths of many birds within an area?

7. Why are chemicals seen as so harmful to the soil and to the life within the soil?

8. What are some of the reasons why DDT is so harmful to fish?

9. How does Carson think weeds are defined by most people in today's world?

10. What are the smallest organisms on the Earth which live in the soil?

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