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Ch. 9 Toxicology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ is the legal BAC limit for adults over 21 years of age driving non-commercial vehicles.

a)
0.08
b)
0.04
c)
0.02
d)
0.1
2.
What organ is responsible for the breakdown (metabolism) of alcohol?
a)
liver
b)
kidney
c)
stomach
d)
thyroid
3.
Which of the following is a correct list of how exposure to toxins can occur?
a)
inhaling, injecting, excreting, absorbing
b)
inhaling, injecting, absorbing, ingesting
c)
injecting, inhaling, excreting, ingesting
d)
absorbing, inhaling, excreting, ingesting
4.
Toxicity is
a)

the study of poisons

b)

the study of how drugs interact

c)

the extent to which a substance is poisonous

d)

the study of how poisons affects organisms

5.
Poisoning that occurs in small doses over long periods of time is called
a)
acute poisoning
b)
chronic poisoning
6.

The most common poison used in the 17th/18th centuries was

a)

arsenic

b)

cyanide

c)

mercury

d)

thallium

7.

Which is NOT a main factor that affects a person becoming intoxicated?

a)

weight

b)

time between drinks

c)

male/female

d)

age

8.

Poisons and toxins can be detected in samples of hair.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

If you bite it and you die, it's ________________. If it bites you and you die, it's _________________.

a)

venomous, poisonous

b)

poisonous, venomous

10.

What is the most accurate way of testing BAC?

a)

Breathalyzer

b)

Blood test

c)

Saliva sample

d)

Urine sample

11.

Which of these drugs is the most addictive the first time you use it?

a)

Nicotine

b)

Alcohol

c)

Caffeine

d)

Heroin

12.

Which of these drugs is NOT a stimulant?

a)

Crack cocaine

b)

Meth

c)

Alcohol

d)

Bath salts

13.

What is a legal BAC limit for a person under 21?

a)

.02

b)

.04

c)

.08

d)

.00

14.
_______________ is the study of drugs and poisons, and their interactions with or effects on the body
a)
Serology
b)
Toxicology
c)

Entomology

d)
Drugology
15.

Approximately __ % of traffic deaths in the U.S. are alcohol-related as of 2022

a)

5

b)

15

c)

30

d)

50