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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is also destroyed when the target insects are sprayed by chemicals, damaging and changing the ecosystem?
(a) Their natural enemies
(b) Trees
(c) Water sources
(d) Humans

2. What are many chemicals sold in that could result in high chemical exposure if dropped by the consumer?
(a) Plastic
(b) Metal
(c) Paper
(d) Glass

3. One changed __________ can affect the entire body system.
(a) Organ
(b) Animal
(c) Plant
(d) Molecule

4. What is not one of the now chemically resistant insects in the United States?
(a) House mosquito
(b) Wood tick
(c) German cockroach
(d) Spider

5. More American children now die from __________ than from any other disease.
(a) Cancer
(b) Sepsis
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Influenza

Short Answer Questions

1. __________________ is the basis of all life function.

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

3. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?

4. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.

5. ___________ health problems used to be caused by diseases like smallpox, cholera, and the plague.

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