EOH 353 - Global Perspective of Environmental Health » Spring 2020 » Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
Lindane, mirex, and DDT all belong to a group of pesticides called:
A.   organophosphates.
B.   naturally occurring substances.
C.   None of these is correct.
D.   carbamates.
E.   chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Question #2
What type of chemical hazard results from incomplete combustion of petroleum-based chemicals and other organic substances?
A.   Persistent organic pollutants
B.   Polychlorinated biphenyls
C.   Volatile organic compounds
D.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #3
What form of carbamate is used mainly as an herbicide?
A.   Carbaryl
B.   Dithiocarbamate
C.   Metam sodium
D.   None of these is correct.
E.   Thiocarbamate
Question #4
Pesticides are:
A.   always the best weapon against insect pests.
B.   All of these are correct.
C.   always highly toxic to humans.
D.   all synthetic chemicals.
E.   None of these is correct.
Question #5
Agent Orange is an example of a(n):
A.   herbicide.
B.   fumigant.
C.   None of these is correct.
D.   fungicide.
E.   insecticide.
Question #6
One of the concerns that surrounded the use of Agent Orange was that it:
A.   was not effective because it evaporated rapidly.
B.   contained very small amounts of dioxin.
C.   was transported home on the clothing of military personnel.
D.   All of these are correct.
E.   was a major cause of night blindness.
Question #7
DDT has been found to:
A.   accumulate in the tissues of many animals.
B.   both accumulate in the tissues of many animals and persist in the environment.
C.   persist in the environment.
D.   cause a significant number of accidental deaths.
Question #8
Which of the following is an unclassified pesticide used as a soil fumigant?
A.   Malathion
B.   Diazinon
C.   Parathion
D.   Chloropicrin
Question #9
Synthetic chemicals, used on our farms, not only help feed us cheaply and well, they help feed much of the rest of the world as well.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Hazardous chemicals, omnipresent in the environment, are vital to society yet simultaneously raise the specter of potential harm to all living things on earth.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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