Green Issues

Poisons which are used on one species can enter the ______ and affect other species.

• ocean
• food chain

• desert
• atmosphere

A chemical ____ may destroy harmful insects, but it

often has undesirable side-effects.

• medicine

• herbicide
• pesticide
• fertilizer

A great deal of ____ is used to increase the yield of

crops. But it then runs off into the water supply and causes other problems.

• water

• soil

• fertilizer

• grass

Your car_____ may look OK, but in fact it is part of the

biggest and fastest growing global source of pollution.

• gears

• function

• brakes

• exhaust

It is important to preserve as many species of plant and animal as we can, to maintain____.

• uniformity
• monoculture
• homogeneity
• biodiversity

Most of the wildlife of a country like Britain has long been

destroyed. The priority now is the ____ of what

remains.

• correllation

• elimination
• conservation
• function

Conservationists are very suspicious of____crops;

they fear 'genetic pollution' of other species.

• Genetically modified

• Organic

• Non-GMO
• Pesticide-free

А ____ produces totally clean energy. But some people

think they are too big, noisy and ugly.

• fossil fuel

• nuclear power plant
• hybrid car

• wind turbine

Oil can only be used once, whereas ____ sources of

energy like wind and the sun go on for ever.

• limited
• natural

• renewable

• fossil

Where there are mountains and rainfall, ____ energy

is often a good option.

• Solar
• Wind
• Nuclear
• Hydro