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ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
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. ......ANSWER......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. ......ANSWER......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
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b. Ciguatera
c. Domoic acid
d. Tetrodotoxin
e. Microcystins ......ANSWER......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
d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
e. Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor andersoni
......ANSWER......c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum
Which of these waste characteristics is not considered hazardous by
RCRA?
a. Ignitable
b. Corrosive
c. Reactive
d. Acerbic ......ANSWER......d. Acerbic
What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically regulate?
a. Solid hazardous waste
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b. Chemical hazardous waste
c. Non-hazardous solid waste
d. Radioactive waste ......ANSWER......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).
......ANSWER......D. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and disposal
facility (TSDF).
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 ......ANSWER......d. Saxitoxin
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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 ......ANSWER......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 ......ANSWER......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.
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.
ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
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. ......ANSWER......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. ......ANSWER......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
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b. Ciguatera
c. Domoic acid
d. Tetrodotoxin
e. Microcystins ......ANSWER......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
d. Brown dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
e. Rocky mountain wood tick - Dermacentor andersoni
......ANSWER......c. Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum
Which of these waste characteristics is not considered hazardous by
RCRA?
a. Ignitable
b. Corrosive
c. Reactive
d. Acerbic ......ANSWER......d. Acerbic
What type of waste does Subtitle D of RCRA specifically regulate?
a. Solid hazardous waste
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b. Chemical hazardous waste
c. Non-hazardous solid waste
d. Radioactive waste ......ANSWER......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).
......ANSWER......D. Incineration by a treatment, storage, and disposal
facility (TSDF).
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 ......ANSWER......d. Saxitoxin
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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 ......ANSWER......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 ......ANSWER......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.
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.
