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Understanding ALS and Environmental Factors

Understanding ALS and Environmental Factors

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential risk of consuming certain non-magical mushrooms?

Hearing colors

Improving memory

Experiencing a bad trip

Developing ALS

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of ALS cases can be explained by genetics?

50%

25%

75%

10%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a geographic cluster in the context of diseases?

A type of mushroom that causes diseases

A new genetic disorder

A specific location where a disease is more common

A group of people with the same genetic mutation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What plant was linked to the ALS cluster in Guam?

Fadang

False Morel

Potato

Rice

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What chemical does cycasin break down into?

Formaldehyde

Methylazoxymethanol (MAM)

Hydrazones

MMH

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the incidence of ALS in Montchavin compared to the global average?

10,000 times higher

100 times higher

500 times higher

7,000 times higher

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which toxic mushroom is easily mistaken for a true morel in the French Alps?

Shiitake

Button Mushroom

False Morel

Fadang

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