Public Awareness of the Effect of Pollution on the Environment

question 138

Multiple Choice

Public awareness of the effect of pollution on the environment increased during the 1960s, in part due to:

• A) the organic revolution
• B) the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico
• C) the publication of Rachel Carson's "A Cleaner World"
• D) the Exxon Valdez oil spill
• E) none of the other choices are correct

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Definitions:

Abdominal Aorta

The largest artery in the abdominal cavity that supplies blood to the lower part of the body.

Celiac Trunk

A major artery in the abdominal cavity that supplies blood to the stomach, spleen, liver, and other organs.

Thoracic Aorta

A section of the aorta, the major artery in the body, passing through the thoracic cavity and supplying oxygenated blood to the thoracic and upper abdominal organs.

Superior Mesenteric Vein

A large vein that drains blood from the small intestine, ascending colon, and part of the transverse colon into the portal vein.