Grasshoppers swarm in Colorado field in 1937

Grasshoppers swarm in Colorado field in 1937

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The video discusses the threat posed by savage insects, highlighting their overwhelming numbers and the destruction they cause to vital food harvests. It explains the counterattack strategies employed by humans to combat this threat and emphasizes the rapid multiplication of these insects, which exacerbates their destructive impact.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the savage insects a significant threat?

Their intelligence

Their speed

Their sheer numbers

Their size

2.

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of human countermeasures against these insects?

To capture them

To relocate them

To study them

To prevent the destruction of food resources

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do these insects impact human food supplies?

By ignoring them

By causing wholesale slaughter

By contaminating them

By consuming them slowly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characteristic of these insects contributes to their destructive wave?

Their nocturnal nature

Their ability to fly

Their rapid multiplication

Their camouflage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of the insects' rapid multiplication?

A peaceful coexistence

A wave of destruction

A decrease in their population

A slower spread