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Introduction:
"A quiz on some of the problems facing our world."


1. The greatest danger facing most endangered species is...
    Habitat loss
    Disease
    Hunting
    Capture for the pet trade


2. Which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
    Bald eagle
    Blue whale
    Cheetah
    Hawaiian monk seal


3. The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, you saw...
    A mountain lion
    A great white shark
    A mirror
    A virus


4. Which of the following substances is not biodegradable?
    Paper
    Food refuse
    Styrofoam
    Sawdust


5. What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur?
    Smog
    Deforestation
    Acid rain
    Holes in the ozone layer


6. What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?
    Chlorofluorocarbons
    Peroxides
    DDT
    Metal oxides


7. Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides?
    Rachel Carson
    Jaques Cousteau
    Henry David Thoreau
    Aldo Leopold


8. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
    Timber
    Wild mushrooms
    Fish
    Gold


9. Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution?
    Recreational boating
    Humans bathing in the water
    Paper mills
    Intensive livestock farming


10. 'Ecology' comes from two Greek words meaning...
    Natural life
    Study of the world
    Study of the house
    Nature study


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