Read the Following Scenario, and Answer the Questions Below

question 24

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario, and answer the questions below.

Recent news of governmental approval of a new herbicide for use in the United States has sparked an outcry from environmental groups and some farmers. The groups claim that the approval violates federal law because the agency that approved the herbicide did not consult with a fellow federal agency regarding the herbicide's potential effects on the whooping crane and Indiana bat, two endangered species that will likely ingest contaminated arthropod prey.

-What federal agency is responsible for protecting endangered terrestrial species and thus should arguably have been consulted before the herbicide was approved?

• A)USFWS
• B)NOAA
• C)EPA
• D)FDA

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Definitions:

Ionic Formula

A notation that represents the composition of an ionic compound by showing the ratio of ions present in the compound.

Compound

A substance formed from two or more chemical elements chemically bonded together, with a fixed ratio determining its composition.

Fe2+

Ferrous ion, a form of the iron ion where iron has a valency of +2, commonly involved in redox reactions and an essential part of hemoglobin.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for respiration of living organisms and combustion processes.