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WorksheetsPRELIM GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Is the study of how natural or man-made poisons cause undesirable effects in living organisms.
a)
Physiology
b)
Anatomy
c)
Toxicant
d)
Toxicology
2.
Is a term relates to poisonous or deadly effects on the body by inhalation (breathing), ingestion (eating), or absorption, or by direct contact with a chemical.
a)
Toxicant
b)
Toxin
c)
Toxicity
d)
Toxic
3.
It describes the degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause injury.
a)
Toxic Effects
b)
Selective Toxicity
c)
Toxin
d)
Toxicity
4.
Is the actual amount of a chemical that enters the body.
a)
Toxin
b)
Measurement
c)
Toxicity
d)
Dose
5.
Means that a chemical will produce injury to one kind of living matter without harming another form of life, even though the two may exist close together.
a)
Moderate toxicity
b)
Active toxicity
c)
Passive toxicity
d)
Selective toxicity
6.
Is a relationship between exposure and health effect, that can be established by measuring the response relative to an increasing dose.
a)
Poison response
b)
Immune response
c)
Toxin response
d)
Dose response
7.
A dose or exposure level below which the harmful or adverse effects of a substance are not seen in a population.
a)
Safety level
b)
Warning level
c)
Danger dose
d)
Threshold dose
8.
Is any alteration of the physical, chemical, biological properties of any water, air and/or and resources.
a)
Dumping
b)
Chemical waste
c)
Hazards
d)
Pollution
9.
Is concerned with the study of chemicals that contaminate food, water, soil, or the atmosphere.
a)
Occupational Toxicology
b)
Regulatory Toxicology
c)
Food Toxicology
d)
Environmental Toxicology
10.
Is concerned with health effects from exposure to chemicals in the workplace.
a)
Regulatory Toxicology
b)
Clinical Toxicology
c)
Descriptive Toxicology
d)
Occupational Toxicology
11.
Gathers and evaluates existing toxicological information to establish concentration-based standards of “safe” exposure.
a)
Mechanistic Toxicology
b)
Analytical toxicology
c)
Forensic Toxicology
d)
Regulatory Toxicology
12.
Is involved in delivering a safe and edible supply of food to the consumer.
a)
Feed Toxicology
b)
Clinical Toxicology
c)
Analytical Toxicology
d)
Food Toxicology
13.
Refers to the use of toxicology for the purposes of law.
a)
Mechanistic Toxicology
b)
Analytical toxicology
c)
Descriptive Toxicology
d)
Forensic Toxicology
14.
The following animals consist of of toxins except_______.
a)
Cobra
b)
Puffer fish
c)
Rattle snake
d)
Python
15.
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.
a)
Republic Act 6899
b)
Republic Act 6869
c)
Republic Act 6968
d)
Republic Act 6969
16.
Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest.
a)
Insecticide
b)
Molluscicide
c)
Acaricide
d)
Pesticide
17.
A term used when talking about toxic substances that are produced by or are a by-product of human-made activities.
a)
Pesticide
b)
Insecticide
c)
Biocide
d)
Toxicant
18.
A term used when talking about toxic substances produced naturally.
a)
Toxic
b)
Toxicity
c)
Toxicant
d)
Toxin
19.
This term includes any feeling or sign indicating the presence of a poison in the system.
a)
Toxic Effects
b)
Toxin Effects
c)
Toxicity symptoms
d)
Toxic Symptom
20.
Before toxicity can develop, a substance must come into contact with a body surface such as skin, eye or mucosa of the digestive or respiratory tract.
a)
false
b)
Maybe
c)
Sometimes
d)
true
21.
The larger or more intense the dose, the greater the response, or the effect.
a)
false
b)
Maybe
c)
Sometimes
d)
true
22.
For substances causing cancer (carcinogens), no safe level of exposure exists, since any exposure could result in cancer.
a)
false
b)
Maybe
c)
Sometimes
d)
true
23.
This term describes the differences in types of responses to hazardous substances, between people.
a)
Sensitive sub-population
b)
Sensitive population
c)
Group susceptibility
d)
Individual susceptibility
24.
It means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity excluding radioactive materials.
a)
Chemical mixture
b)
Hazardous substances
c)
Hazardous wastes
d)
Chemical Substance
25.
It means the effects of the damaged to either the survival or normal function of the individual.
a)
Pollution
b)
Toxicity symptoms
c)
Toxic Symptom
d)
Adverse effects
26.
This sub-discipline addresses the question of how various plants, animals, and humans are affected by exposure to toxic substances.
a)
Occupational Toxicology
b)
Food Toxicology
c)
Clinical Toxicology
d)
Environmental Toxicology
27.
Is concerned with diseases and illnesses associated with short term or long-term exposure to toxic chemicals.
a)
Environmental Toxicology
b)
Forensic toxicology
c)
Occupational Toxicology
d)
Clinical Toxicology
28.
Is concerned with gathering toxicological information from animal experimentation.
a)
Environmental Toxicology
b)
Analytical toxicology
c)
Mechanistic Toxicology
d)
Descriptive Toxicology
29.
Toxic substances are classified into the following except.
a)
Heavy Metals
b)
Solvents and Vapors
c)
Dioxin/Furans
d)
Air pollutants
30.
FDA stands for________.
a)
Food and Drug Administer
b)
Food and Drug Authority
c)
Feed and Drug Administration
d)
Food and Drug Administration
31.
It promotes and protects the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use.
a)
FPA
b)
NPA
c)
NDA
d)
FDA
32.
FPA stands for _________.
a)
Feed and Pesticide Authority
b)
Fertilizer and Pests Authority
c)
Food and Pests Authority
d)
Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
33.
In this year, tobacco extracts were used as contact insecticide.
a)
1691
b)
1692
c)
1693
d)
1690
34.
Oil of citronella used as a mosquito repellant in this year.
a)
1896
b)
1898
c)
1899
d)
1897
35.
Bacillus thuringensis first used as microbial insecticide in this year.
a)
1937
b)
1936
c)
1939
d)
1938
36.
Introduction of first successful carbamate insecticide, Carbaryl.
a)
1953
b)
1954
c)
1955
d)
1956
37.
Publication of Silent Spring by Dr. Rachel Carlson.
a)
1963
b)
1960
c)
1961
d)
1962
38.
Malathion was introduced, probably the safest organophosphate insecticide.
a)
1953
b)
1952
c)
1951
d)
1950
39.
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) first used as fumigant, to fumigate museum cases.
a)
1874
b)
1875
c)
1876
d)
1877
40.
Chlordane the first introduced persistent, chlorinated cyclodiene insecticides.
a)
1942
b)
1943
c)
1944
d)
1945
41.
Pesticides that kill microorganisms.
a)
Insecticides
b)
Termiticide
c)
Ovicides
d)
Biocides
42.
Pesticides that kill algae.
a)
Ovicides
b)
Biocides
c)
Avicides
d)
Algicides
43.
This pesticide is white when added to water.
a)
Soluble powder
b)
Flowables
c)
Dusts
d)
Emulsifiable concentrates
44.
This pesticide is easy to overdose and underdose because of high concentration.
a)
Soluble powder
b)
Flowables
c)
Dusts
d)
Emulsifiable concentrates
45.
Pesticides in a finely dry powder form and a wetting agent that contains high concentration of pesticides.
a)
Flowables
b)
Aerosols
c)
Dusts
d)
Wettable powder
46.
Physically they are thick and creamy and they vary in appearance from tan to white.
a)
Aerosol
b)
Wettable powder
c)
. Dusts
d)
Flowables
47.
Consist of finely ground, dry mixture in combination with low concentration of pesticide with an inert carrier such as talc, clay or volcanic ash.
a)
Granular
b)
Fumigants
c)
Baits
d)
Dusts
48.
These pesticides are not usually used on a large scale out-of-doors because it may drift to long distances from where they were applied & contaminate areas where humans & livestock are present.
a)
Slow-release insecticides
b)
Baits
c)
Granular
d)
Dusts
49.
These pesticides are only practical for use in small areas; container can be dangerous if punctured or overheated, it may explode/flammable.
a)
Slow-release insecticides
b)
Baits
c)
Granular
d)
Aerosols
50.
These pesticides are used for soil treatments to control pests living at the ground level or underground; used as soil systemic.
a)
Fumigants
b)
Baits
c)
Aerosols
d)
Granular
51.
Are pesticides in the form of poisonous gases that kill when absorbed or inhaled.
a)
Baits
b)
Aerosols
c)
HCN gas
d)
Fumigants
52.
. These pesticides must be applied in an enclosed area or incorporated into the soil, highly toxic, can burn skin, (recommended to use protective gear when applying).
a)
Dusts
b)
HCN gas
c)
Aerosols
d)
Fumigants
53.
These pesticides are useful for pests such as rats, mice, rodents, flies, birds, roaches, ants, slugs etc. that range over a large area.
a)
Fumigants
b)
Aerosols
c)
HCN gas
d)
Baits
54.
Attractive and dangerous to children and livestock; ineffective when the pest prefers the crop rather than this pesticide.
a)
Fumigants
b)
Aerosols
c)
HCN gas
d)
Baits
55.
These pesticides are microencapsulated materials for agriculture, mosquito abatement and household.
a)
Aerosols
b)
HCN gas
c)
Baits
d)
Slow-release insecticides
56.
In this type of pesticide, bees may carry capsules back to hive in pollen basket which can destroy the hive.
a)
Baits
b)
Dusts
c)
Granular
d)
Slow-release insecticides
57.
It is the actual chemical in the product mixture that controls the pest.
a)
Inert ingredients
b)
Adjuvants
c)
Emulsifier
d)
Active ingredient
58.
Any substance in a pesticide product having no pesticidal action but may aid in the application of the AI.
a)
Adjuvants
b)
Emulsifier
c)
Active ingredient
d)
Inert ingredients
59.
Are liquids that dissolve the AI.
a)
Emulsifier
b)
Inert ingredients
c)
Adjuvants
d)
Solvents
60.
It helps make the pesticide stick to or spread out on the application surface.
a)
Carriers
b)
Emulsifier
c)
Solvents
d)
Adjuvants
61.
Is a detergent-like substance that makes it possible for the pesticide dissolved in the solvent to mix with water.
a)
Carriers
b)
Solvents
c)
Adjuvants
d)
Emulsifier
62.
If the pesticide is super toxic, a few drops will kill an average adult.
a)
false
b)
Maybe
c)
Yes, if the adult is weak
d)
true
63.
If the pesticide is slightly toxic, about 3 gallons will kill an average adult.
a)
True
b)
Maybe
c)
No, if the adult is strong
d)
false
64.
The average dose in milligrams of a particular pesticide per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg) that is needed to kill 50% of the experimental animals.
a)
LC 50
b)
LT 50
c)
LA 50
d)
LD 50
65.
Concentration of toxic compound in water that will kill half of the insects in water.
a)
LT 50
b)
LD 50
c)
LA 50
d)
LC 50
66.
It represents the time required to kill 50% of the pest population.
a)
LD 50
b)
LA 50
c)
LC 50
d)
LT 50
67.
Any of the substances that cannot be resolved by chemical means into simpler substances.
a)
Compound
b)
Molecule
c)
Atom
d)
Element
68.
The following are chemical elements from which pesticides are made except.
a)
Arsenic
b)
Boron
c)
Bromine
d)
Helium
69.
The following are chemical elements from which pesticides are made except.
a)
Cadmium
b)
Carbon
c)
Chlorine
d)
Molybdenum
70.
The symbol for Mercury.
a)
Mr
b)
Mg
c)
Hy
d)
Hg
71.
The symbol for Iron.
a)
I
b)
Ir
c)
Ag
d)
Fe
72.
The symbol for Sodium.
a)
So
b)
Sd
c)
Ma
d)
Na
73.
The symbol for Lead.
a)
L
b)
Ld
c)
Pa
d)
Pb
74.
The symbol for Phosphorus.
a)
Ph
b)
Po
c)
Ps
d)
P
75.
In pesticides, DF stands for.
a)
Dead flow
b)
Drain flowable
c)
Dry flow
d)
Dry flowable
76.
In pesticides, WDG stands for.
a)
Water dependent grain
b)
Water dependent granule
c)
Water degrading granule
d)
Water dispersible granule
77.
In pesticides, WSP stands for.
a)
Water soluble packing
b)
Water soluble pesticide
c)
Water solvent pesticide
d)
Water soluble packet
78.
In pesticides, SC stands for.
a)
Spray content
b)
Spray coefficient
c)
Spray carbamate
d)
Spray concentrate
79.
It is called the universal solvent.
a)
Rugby
b)
Acetone
c)
Lacquer thinner
d)
Water
80.
Example of a molluscicide.
a)
Bida 2.5 EC
b)
Fenos
c)
Magnum
d)
Sure kill
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