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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Insecticides used against insects that feed on __________ have killed many fish in the South.
(a) Corn
(b) Tobacco
(c) Cotton
(d) Grain

2. The limits the government has established regarding chemical levels in foods are __________.
(a) Meaningless
(b) Low
(c) Unavailable
(d) Effective

3. Human life adapts to environment changes ____________.
(a) When it takes action
(b) Extremely slowly
(c) Once in a while
(d) Quickly

4. ____________ is also contaminated because washing does not remove chemicals, nor does cooking.
(a) Cheese
(b) Meat
(c) Produce
(d) Packaged beans

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body.

2. The __________ system is susceptible to damage by toxins like chlorinated hydrocarbons and organic phosphates.

3. ____________ provides the best ways to control insects, according to Carson.

4. During what war time was the spraying of chemicals made more intense and more widespread?

5. Individual sensitivity to the various toxic substances is extremely ___________.

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