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Poison Intro

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5 questions

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Question 5

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Dosage represents the mg of a substance within a pill or quantity of liquid. How is dosage related to toxicity?

Question 1

1.

What is toxicology?

The study of blood components

The study of chemical substances

The study of drugs, poisons, and other toxins

The study of dangerous plants and animals

Question 2

2.

A victim is exposed to radium every day for 20 years and dies. Is this chronic or acute poisoning?

Chronic

Acute

Question 3

3.

A victim is exposed to ricin once and dies. Is this chronic or acute poisoning?

Chronic

Acute

Question 4

4.

Aflatoxin has an LD50 of 0.003 mg/kg. Copper sulfate has an LD50 of 300 mg/kg. A horrible criminal wants to poison their victim with one lethal dose. Which poison should they use?

Aflatoxin

Copper sulfate