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apes unit 8 Flashcards

1
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types of toxins

A
  • mutagens
  • terotgens
  • carcinogen
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2
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mutagens

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mutations in the DNA

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3
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teratogens

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cause birth defects

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4
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carcinogen

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cause cancer

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5
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chemicals disrupt bodies

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immune, nervous, enocrine

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6
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immune

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protect body against diseases

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7
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nervous

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brain, spinal chord, nervers

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8
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endocrine

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hormones in bloodstream

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9
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mercury casues (hg and lead )

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lead to brain damage

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10
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hormone disrupters

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chemcails that act like estrogen

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11
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hormone blockers

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prevents hormones from beung made

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12
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thyroid disputer

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affect growtg, weight, behavior

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13
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toxicty

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how harmful a susbance is

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14
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dose

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amount of susbantce

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15
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frequency

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exposer

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16
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solubilty

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disolve in a liquid

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17
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presistence

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resistacne to break down

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18
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POPS

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  • persistance organic polltnats
  • do not break down
  • pestcides
    -industrail chemcials
    -by products
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19
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bioaccumlation

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toxins aborsbed in tissues

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20
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biomanginfaction

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levels of toxins mangfied as they pass up the food chain

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21
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DDT

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Pestcides

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22
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dioxins

A

manfacturing
pestcides

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23
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PCB

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electronics

24
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HG

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coal fired plants

25
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synergy

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increased toxicty mixing other checmails

26
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acute

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immedaite

27
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chronic

A

long lasting
permnetae

28
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broad spectrum

A

kills target and non target

29
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narrow spectrum

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kills specfic group

30
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insecticides

A

-chlornated hydrocarbon

31
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chlorine is bad!
dioxin is bad!

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32
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organphosates

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ADHD
alzhemers

33
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neonicotinoids

A

disapering bees
colony collapse disorder

34
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herbicides

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toxins

35
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atrazine

A

contact
weed killer
posinsn frogs

36
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glyphosate/round up

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weed killer

37
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agent orange

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casued birth defects

38
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fungicdies

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fungus

39
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rodentcides

A

rodents

40
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nematocies

A

round worms

41
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genetic resistance

A

insects eveolve quickly with natrial selction superbugs

42
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pestcide treadmill

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farmers inc pestcide bc there crops have genetic resistance

43
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mercury

A

microrgansims change mercury into metyal mercury

44
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pestcides benefits

A

prevents deasis like maleria
increases food supply
lower food cost
faster

45
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FDA

A

food and drug adminstartion

46
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USDA

A

us dept of agrculture

47
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EPA

A

enviormtanl protection agency

48
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delany clause

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forbids addtion to food any additives shown to be carinogenic in organism

49
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IPM

A

intergrated pest mangmnet
reduce crop damange
ecnomclay torbale
reducing risk to peps and enviormet

50
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cultivation practcie

A

crop rotation
intercroping

51
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biologcial pest control

A

insect birth control
habitaes for pests
import natrail predataors

52
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physcial/mechancial

A

screns
bug vac

53
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organic methods

A

hot water

54
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irradtion

A

zap the food

55
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LD50

A

the does that kills 50% of anmails tested

56
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threshold

A

no effects from chemails

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