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shofmannx20

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Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring showed that
 
  A) pesticides like DDT were ineffective in killing crop pests.
  B) scientific expertise can help shape positive environmental policies.
  C) industries producing harmful chemicals welcomed scientific evaluation of their environmental impact.
  D) biodiversity could be increased with cautious use of DDT.

Question 2

Regularly providing food to regions with chronic hunger in developing countries can aggravate the problem of food supplies by
 
  A) changing the types of native foods consumed by the local people.
  B) causing nutritional deficiencies associated with a new type of food.
  C) causing overnourishment and the health problems associated with obesity.
  D) decreasing the local production of food and disrupting the local economy.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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