CATEGORY CORE NJ PESTICIDE CHAPTER 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE.

The inherent ability of pesticide to cause injury or poison organisms is called ________. A) danger B) toxicity C) hazard D) risk - ANSWER-B In an LD50 equal to 68 mg/kg refers to the ____________. A) pesticide B) soil sample C) test organism D) food sample - ANSWER-A The oral LD50 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is _______. A) 640 mg/kg B) 5800 mg/kg C) 46 mg/kg D) 380 mg/kg - ANSWER-C The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects an organism is called a __________. A) warning B) toxicity C) hazard D) risk - ANSWER-D (True or False) It is best to avoid the use of those pesticides which can accumulate and cause undesirable effects in the bodies of desirable organisms. - ANSWER-T (True or False) All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect the nervous system of man. - ANSWER-F The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to pesticide over a period of time is called _______. A) low toxicity B) acute toxicity C) high toxicity D) chronic toxicity - ANSWER-D The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's ____________. A) effectiveness B) toxicity C) compatibility D) formulation - ANSWER-B (True or False) Low toxicity is indicated by low LD50. - ANSWER-F (True or False) The acute toxicity is a measure of how harmful or poisonous a pesticide is to an animal or man from a single exposure. - ANSWER-T The hazard of a pesticide is ______________. A) the same as its toxicity B) its inherent danger C) indicated by signal words on the label - ANSWER-B (True or False) The systems of pesticide poisoning are greatly different from those of other types of poisoning and/or illnesses. - ANSWER-F After an acute, dermal exposure to a moderately or highly toxic pesticide, the first think to do is _______. A) remove the contaminated clothing and shower B) drink plenty of water C) vomit if possible D) finish spraying and go immediately to the house - ANSWER-A General symptoms of pesticide poisoning can be ______. A) headache and dizziness B) nausea and diarrhea C) e