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ACVPM test questions with accurate detailed answers || || || || || ||
Which of the following is not true regarding Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) toxins?
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a. Can cause disease in nanogram to picogram doses.
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b. Have distinct odor/taste that deters people and animals.
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c. Are highly resistant to heat, acid and freezing.
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d. Can pass through the blood-brain barrier.
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e. Can act as tumor promoters. - ✔✔b. Have distinct odor/taste that deters people and
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animals.
True or False: Evidence suggests that Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) occurring in areas
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where they were previously undocumented because people have inadvertently introduced
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organisms into new areas through shipping movements or the transport of living marine
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organisms. - ✔✔True: || ||
Which of the following causes histamine poisoning as a result of consuming improperly
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handled dark-meat fish such as tuna or mackerel?
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a. Scrombroid
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b. Ciguatera
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c. Domoic acid
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d. Tetrodotoxin
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e. Microcystins - ✔✔A. Scrombroid
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What tick is generally associated with development of alpha-gal syndrome?
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a. Black-legged tick - Ixodes scapularis
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b. American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis
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c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum
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d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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e. Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor andersoni - ✔✔c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma
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americanum
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Which of these waste characteristics is not considered hazardous by RCRA?
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a. Ignitable
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b. Corrosive
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c. Reactive
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d. Acerbic - ✔✔d. Acerbic
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What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically regulate?
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a. Solid hazardous waste
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b. Chemical hazardous waste
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c. Non-hazardous solid waste
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d. Radioactive waste - ✔✔c. Non-hazardous solid waste
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Which of the following methods, according to the EPA, is used approximately 90% of the
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time for the disposal and/or destruction of infectious chemical or medical waste?
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a. Microwaving the waste.
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b. Sending the waste off to an autoclaving company that is licensed to do this type of
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disposal.
c. Placing the waste in a medical "red bag", sealing it air-tight, and then throwing it away in
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any hospital dumpster.
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d. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF). - ✔✔D. Incineration by
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a treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF).
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Which toxin is found in the Northeast and Northwest USA with human signs of muscle
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weakness, floating sensation and ataxia? || || || ||
a. Brevetoxin
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b. Domoic Acid
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c. Okadaic acid
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d. Saxitoxin
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e. Ciguatoxin - ✔✔d. Saxitoxin
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What number of mature dairy cows confined on an animal feed operation for more than 45
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days constitutes a CAFO?
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a. 1000
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b. 500
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c. 300
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d. 700
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e. 1500 - ✔✔D. 700
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Which one of the following elements, used as a fungicide, may be toxic to swine and to
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humans eating pork from swine that have ingested the element?
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a. Mercury.
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b. Iron.
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c. Copper.
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d. Molybdenum.
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e. Cobalt - ✔✔A. Mercury
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In the design and operation of a plant utilizing radiation for the preservation of food,
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concern must be given to the protection of operators because the:
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a. alpha radiation used represents a potential source of skin cancer.
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b. intensity of the radiation source used is extremely high.
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c. preserving agent, a radioactive powder, must be dusted on the food AND thus constitutes
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a potential internal hazard.
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d. neutron source used makes shielding difficult.
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e. food after irradiation is itself radioactive for a while and must be handled carefully. -
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✔✔b. intensity of the radiation source used is extremely high.
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Side note: gamma radiation is used in food irradiation
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The most frequent carcinogenic effect of high levels of total body irradiation is:
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a. thyroid carcinoma.
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b. leukemia.
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c. bone sarcoma.
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d. skin carcinoma.
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e. gum carcinoma - ✔✔b. leukemia
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The reason Strontium-90 is of health concern is that it concentrates in the:
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a. reproductive system and produces damage to future generations.
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b. bone and has a physical half-life of about 30 years.
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c. bone marrow and is a high-energy gamma emitter.
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d. gastro-intestinal system and has a physical half-life of 27.7 years.
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e. muscles and has a physical half-life of about 30 years. - ✔✔b. bone and has a physical
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half-life of about 30 years. || || || ||
What can stop gamma rays?
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a. The brick structure of the school.
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b. Aluminum Shielding.
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ACVPM test questions with accurate detailed answers || || || || || ||
Which of the following is not true regarding Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) toxins?
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. Can cause disease in nanogram to picogram doses.
|| || || || || || || ||
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. - ✔✔b. Have distinct odor/taste that deters people and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
animals.
True or False: Evidence suggests that Harmful Algal 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 living marine
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
organisms. - ✔✔True: || ||
Which of the following causes histamine poisoning as 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 - ✔✔A. Scrombroid
|| || || ||
What tick is generally associated with development of alpha-gal syndrome?
|| || || || || || || || ||
a. Black-legged tick - Ixodes scapularis
|| || || || ||
b. American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis
|| || || || || ||
c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum
|| || || || || ||
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d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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e. Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor andersoni - ✔✔c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma
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americanum
||
Which of these waste characteristics is not considered hazardous by RCRA?
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. Ignitable
||
b. Corrosive
||
c. Reactive
||
d. Acerbic - ✔✔d. Acerbic
|| || || ||
What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically regulate?
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. Solid hazardous waste
|| || ||
b. Chemical hazardous waste
|| || ||
c. Non-hazardous solid waste
|| || ||
d. Radioactive waste - ✔✔c. Non-hazardous solid waste
|| || || || || || ||
Which of the following methods, according to the EPA, is used approximately 90% of the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
time for the disposal and/or destruction of infectious chemical or medical waste?
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
a. Microwaving the waste.
|| || ||
b. Sending the waste off to an autoclaving company that is licensed to do this type of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
disposal.
c. Placing the waste in a medical "red bag", sealing it air-tight, and then throwing it away in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
any hospital dumpster.
|| ||
d. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF). - ✔✔D. Incineration by
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
a treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF).
|| || || || || || ||
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Which toxin is found in the Northeast and Northwest USA with human signs of muscle
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
weakness, floating sensation and ataxia? || || || ||
a. Brevetoxin
||
b. Domoic Acid
|| ||
c. Okadaic acid
|| ||
d. Saxitoxin
||
e. Ciguatoxin - ✔✔d. Saxitoxin
|| || || ||
What number of mature dairy cows confined on an animal feed operation for more than 45
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
days constitutes a CAFO?
|| || ||
a. 1000
||
b. 500
||
c. 300
||
d. 700
||
e. 1500 - ✔✔D. 700
|| || || ||
Which one of the following elements, used as a fungicide, may be toxic to swine and to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
humans eating pork from swine that have ingested the element?
|| || || || || || || || ||
a. Mercury.
||
b. Iron.
||
c. Copper.
||
d. Molybdenum.
||
e. Cobalt - ✔✔A. Mercury
|| || || ||
In the design and operation of a plant utilizing radiation for the preservation of food,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
concern must be given to the protection of operators because the:
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. alpha radiation used represents a potential source of skin cancer.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
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b. intensity of the radiation source used is extremely high.
|| || || || || || || || ||
c. preserving agent, a radioactive powder, must be dusted on the food AND thus constitutes
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
a potential internal hazard.
|| || ||
d. neutron source used makes shielding difficult.
|| || || || || ||
e. food after irradiation is itself radioactive for a while and must be handled carefully. -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔b. intensity of the radiation source used is extremely high.
|| || || || || || || || ||
Side note: gamma radiation is used in food irradiation
|| || || || || || || ||
The most frequent carcinogenic effect of high levels of total body irradiation is:
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. thyroid carcinoma.
|| ||
b. leukemia.
||
c. bone sarcoma.
|| ||
d. skin carcinoma.
|| ||
e. gum carcinoma - ✔✔b. leukemia
|| || || || ||
The reason Strontium-90 is of health concern is that it concentrates in the:
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. reproductive system and produces damage to future generations.
|| || || || || || || ||
b. bone and has a physical half-life of about 30 years.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
c. bone marrow and is a high-energy gamma emitter.
|| || || || || || || ||
d. gastro-intestinal system and has a physical half-life of 27.7 years.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
e. muscles and has a physical half-life of about 30 years. - ✔✔b. bone and has a physical
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
half-life of about 30 years. || || || ||
What can stop gamma rays?
|| || || ||
a. The brick structure of the school.
|| || || || || ||
b. Aluminum Shielding.
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