Silent Spring Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

The town was once a prosperous countryside full of farms and abundant with cattle and crops. Then something happened and cattle sickened and died and there was illness in humans too. Birds were gone too.

There was a stillness to the town as birds were gone and there were not as much cattle because they died. There weren't as many insects and everything was lifeless. It was silent.

The truth is that pesticides are harming multiple things (human body, crops, environment).

<p>Humans are the only living thing that has actually significantly altered the nature of Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Super races' are resistant to insecticides, making pesticides deadlier, while 'flarebacks' mean a resurgence of insects in greater numbers than before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This is faster than nature alone. Living things have to adapt to something each year relatively quickly that is outside limits of biologic experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contamination of man's total environment with substances of potential for harm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They kill all life rather than just the targeted victims, resulting in an endless spiral as it kills the good and the bad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Farmers devote a lot of acreage to a single crop, allowing insecticides to support larger populations of harmful insects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The town was once a prosperous countryside full of farms and abundant with cattle and crops. Then something happened and cattle sickened and died, and there was illness in humans too. Birds were gone too.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There was a stillness to the town as birds were gone and there was not as much cattle because they died. There weren't as many insects and everything was lifeless. It was silent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The truth is that pesticides are harming multiple things, including the human body, crops, and the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Humans are the only living thing that has actually significantly altered the nature of Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Super races' refer to insects that are resistant to insecticides, causing pesticides to become deadlier. A flareback is a resurgence of an insect in greater numbers than before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Humans invent 500 new chemicals yearly, which is faster than nature alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contamination of man's total environment with substances that have the potential for harm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They kill all life rather than just the targeted victims, resulting in an endless spiral as they kill both good and bad organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Farmers devote a lot of acreage to a single crop, allowing insecticides to have a larger impact on those populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The town was once a prosperous countryside full of farms and abundant with cattle and crops. Then something happened, and cattle sickened and died, and there was illness in humans too. Birds were gone too.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There was a stillness to the town as birds were gone, and there was not as much cattle because they died. There weren't as many insects, and everything was lifeless. It was silent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The truth is that pesticides are harming multiple things (human body, crops, environment).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Humans are the only living thing that has actually significantly altered the nature of Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Super races' refer to insects that are resistant to insecticides, making pesticides deadlier. A 'flareback' is a resurgence of an insect in greater numbers than before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This is faster than nature alone. Living things have to adapt relatively quickly to something each year that is outside the limits of biological experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The contamination of man's total environment with substances that have potential for harm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They kill all life rather than just the targeted victims, resulting in an endless spiral as it kills both good and bad organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Farmers devote a lot of acreage to a single crop, allowing insecticides to foster larger populations of pests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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