2020 ACVPM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is not true regarding b. Have distinct
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) toxins? odor/taste that deters
people and
a. Can cause disease in nanogram to picogram doses. animals.
b. Have distinct odor/taste that deters
people and animals.
c. Are highly resistant to heat, acid and freezing.
d. Can pass through the blood-brain barrier.
e. Can act as tumor promoters.
2. True or False: Evidence suggests that True:
Harmful Al- gal Blooms (HABs) occurring in
areas where they
were previously undocumented because people
have inadvertently introduced organisms into
new areas through shipping movements or
the transport of liv- ing marine organisms.
3. Which of the following causes histamine poisoning as A. Scrombroid
a result of consuming improperly handled
dark-meat fish such as tuna or mackerel?
a. Scrombroid
b. Ciguatera
c. Domoic acid
d. Tetrodotoxin
e. Microcystins
4. What tick is generally associated with development of c. Lone star tick
- Ambly-
alpha-gal syndrome? c. Lone star
a. Black-legged tick - Ixodes scapularis tick -
b. American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis Amblyomm
a
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americanum omma americanum
d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
e.Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor
andersoni
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5. Which of these waste characteristics is not considered d. Acerbic
hazardous by RCRA?
a. Ignitable
b. Corrosive
c. Reactive
d. Acerbic
6. What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically c. Non-
hazardous solid
regulate? waste
a. Solid hazardous waste
b. Chemical hazardous
waste
c. Non-hazardous solid
waste
d. Radioactive waste
7. Which of the following methods, according to the EPA, D. Incineration by
a treat-
is used approximately 90% of the time for the disposal ment, storage,
and dis-
and/or destruction of infectious chemical or disposal
medical waste? facility
a. Microwaving the waste. (TSDF).
b. Sending the waste off to an autoclaving
company that is licensed to do this type of 8. Which toxin is
disposal. found in the
c. Placing the waste in a medical "red bag", Northeast
sealing and
it air-tight, and then throwing it away in any Northwest
hospital dumpster. USA with
d. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and human signs
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of muscle weakness, floating sensation and posal facility (TSDF).
ataxia?
a. Brevetoxin
b. Domoic Acid
d. Saxitoxin
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1. Which of the following is not true regarding b. Have distinct
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) toxins? odor/taste that deters
people and
a. Can cause disease in nanogram to picogram doses. animals.
b. Have distinct odor/taste that deters
people and animals.
c. Are highly resistant to heat, acid and freezing.
d. Can pass through the blood-brain barrier.
e. Can act as tumor promoters.
2. True or False: Evidence suggests that True:
Harmful Al- gal Blooms (HABs) occurring in
areas where they
were previously undocumented because people
have inadvertently introduced organisms into
new areas through shipping movements or
the transport of liv- ing marine organisms.
3. Which of the following causes histamine poisoning as A. Scrombroid
a result of consuming improperly handled
dark-meat fish such as tuna or mackerel?
a. Scrombroid
b. Ciguatera
c. Domoic acid
d. Tetrodotoxin
e. Microcystins
4. What tick is generally associated with development of c. Lone star tick
- Ambly-
alpha-gal syndrome? c. Lone star
a. Black-legged tick - Ixodes scapularis tick -
b. American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis Amblyomm
a
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americanum omma americanum
d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
e.Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor
andersoni
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5. Which of these waste characteristics is not considered d. Acerbic
hazardous by RCRA?
a. Ignitable
b. Corrosive
c. Reactive
d. Acerbic
6. What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically c. Non-
hazardous solid
regulate? waste
a. Solid hazardous waste
b. Chemical hazardous
waste
c. Non-hazardous solid
waste
d. Radioactive waste
7. Which of the following methods, according to the EPA, D. Incineration by
a treat-
is used approximately 90% of the time for the disposal ment, storage,
and dis-
and/or destruction of infectious chemical or disposal
medical waste? facility
a. Microwaving the waste. (TSDF).
b. Sending the waste off to an autoclaving
company that is licensed to do this type of 8. Which toxin is
disposal. found in the
c. Placing the waste in a medical "red bag", Northeast
sealing and
it air-tight, and then throwing it away in any Northwest
hospital dumpster. USA with
d. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and human signs
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of muscle weakness, floating sensation and posal facility (TSDF).
ataxia?
a. Brevetoxin
b. Domoic Acid
d. Saxitoxin
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