WorksheetsFinals Toxicology
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Example of agricultural pesticides made by Monsanto.
mancozeb
amihan
solomon
roundup
Occupational exposure to pesticides often occurs in the case of agricultural workers in open fields and greenhouses, workers in the pesticide industry, and exterminators of house pests.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
Exposure of the general population to pesticides occurs primarily through eating food and drinking water contaminated with pesticide residues.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
The adverse effects of pesticides on the environment depends on the toxicity of the pesticide.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
The risk assessment of the impact of pesticides on human health is not an easy and particularly accurate process because of differences in the periods and levels of exposure.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
The use of appropriate and well-maintained spraying equipment along with taking all precautions that are required in all stages of pesticide handling could minimize human exposure to pesticides.
false
Sometimes
maybe
true
Although pesticides are developed through very strict regulation processes, concerns have been raised about health risks resulting from occupational exposure and from residues in food and drinking water.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
Example of an ALJAY product.
round up
sevin
solomon
amihan
Roudup is an example of.
bactericide
fungicide
insecticide
herbicide
Solomon is an example of.
bactericide
fungicide
herbicide
insecticide
The adverse effects of pesticides on the environment depend on the dosage applied, the adsorption on soil colloids, and the weather conditions prevailing after application.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
The adverse effects also depends on how long the pesticide persists in the environment.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
The development of new pesticides with novel modes of action and improved safety profiles could reduce the adverse effects of farming and particularly the toxic effects of pesticides.
False
Sometimes
maybe
true
Is the study of how natural or man-made poisons cause undesirable effects in living organisms.
Physiology
Anatomy
Toxicant
Toxicology
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.
Toxicant
Toxin
Toxicity
Toxic
Is the actual amount of a chemical that enters the body.
Toxin
Measurement
Toxicity
Dose
The following are examples of nerve gases used as weapons during the world war except one.
Soman
Sarin
Tabun
Sudan
Are term given to compounds containing chlorine, carbon and hydrogen.
Neonicotinoids
Pyrethroids
Avermectins
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
The cuticle thickening of insects is one of their mechanisms to resist insecticide penetration.
false
Sometimes
maybe
True
Many of the chemical residues, especially derivatives of chlorinated pesticides, exhibit _____________ which could build up to harmful levels in the body as well as in the environment.
Residue
Residual effectiveness
Breakdown product
Bioaccumulation
