I hope that you find this quiz to be a helpful study tool for the final exam.
1. A water born contaminate can be extremely persistent if:
it does not biodegrade it turns yellow it sinks to the bottom of a water body it turns black
2. Extremely persistent waterborne contaminates are metals and other inorganic materials
true false
3. Pesticides can accumulate and concentrate:
in your car or on your boat in parking lots and garages in body fat and certain body organs in swimming pools
4. We can investigate a pollution incident and determine its nature and cause by:
Chemical analysis Look for point or non-point discharges Associate contaminate with particular industrial process All of the above
5. A pest is defined as:
any sibling your boss any organism that competes with humans for food, fiber or living space any organism that competes with humans on the basketball court
6. Mercury is found:.
in the solar system rarely naturally in earth all of the above
7. What percent of any pest population will be resistant to pesticide effects?
about 50% about 5% about 75% about 25%
8. Species are unable to bioconcentrate pesticides true false
9. Major drawback of organophosphories pesticides is
their high cost to purchase their weak effect their toxicity to man all of the above
10. In relation to pesticides, persistence means:
all of the below remaining the same in the environment not changing not breaking down into different substances
Your score out of 100%:
Your answers were: (C = Correct, X = Incorrect)