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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.

2. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.

3. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.

4. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?

5. The Earth's soil is a ______________ of living creatures, all interdependent.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does man want to replace the American West's sagebrush with?

2. What is seawater not able to be used for on the Earth?

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

4. What caused the widespread application of chemicals in the time of World War II?

5. What do more American children die from today than from any other disease, according to the book as it was written in its own time period?

6. What is unlikely to bounce back after spraying that kill large numbers of their kind?

7. What are the relatively new sources of water pollution, according to this book?

8. What happened when people in Wyoming unintentionally destroyed the willows in a particular area?

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

10. What were the results of the gypsy moth spraying in 1956?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To help avoid using too many chemicals, some people have resorted to selective spraying.

Part 1: Describe what selective spraying is and how it is used in the world.

Part 2: What are the advantages of selective spraying?

Part 3: What are the disadvantages to selective spraying?

Essay Topic 2

The loss of the songs of the birds is a frightening idea to many readers. In trying to control the world, the birds are leaving for other areas or dying off completely.

Part 1: Describe why the birds are leaving certain areas.

Part 2: Summarize the Dutch Elm Disease response and how it affected bird populations.

Part 3: What might have been a more natural response to the Dutch Elm Disease problem?

Essay Topic 3

The cycle between the various areas of the environment begins to reveal just how intertwined everything is - and how horrible it would be if one part of the cycle is disrupted.

Part 1: Describe the cycle that takes place between the plants, the soil, and the animals.

Part 2: Why is the soil so important in this life cycle?

Part 3: What is the role of the insects and the mites in the soil?

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