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15 Cards in this Set
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What are the two main ways into which pesticides are herbicides are classified? |
Chemical nature, then by organism target |
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What were the two most alarming side effects of Agent Orange that caused the pesticide to be banned after the Vietnam War? |
Chlorance, acute peripheral neuropathy |
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Name a natural pesticide: |
Sodium chlorate |
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Where are pryrethrins found? |
Chrysanthemum flowers |
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What year was the insecticidal properties of DDT discovered? |
1939 |
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Which provides the best summary of Agent Orange? |
A herbicide developed during the Vietnam War that produces possiblebirth defects and symptoms of chloracne and peripheral neuropathy from exposure |
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Which pesticides are the most widely used today affecting both mammals/insects with cholinesterase-inhibiting mechanisms? |
Organophosphates |
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Which neurotransmiter is commonly affected by pesticides? |
More than one of these (glutamate, GABA, acetylcholine) |
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Which pesticide is/are used to test the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems? |
Sevin and Roundup |
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With the use of an insecticide compound, RO-09-3143, insects are interefered with in what kind of way? |
Development/molting of insects |
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Which of the following is true about organic pesticides? |
They are pesticides produced by natural means |
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Which of the following is the full name of DDT? |
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
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In what country did the Bhopal incident occur? |
India |
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What is the most commonly used pesticide in the US? |
Glyphosphate |
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What category of pesticides have become restricted throughout the US due to their environmental persistance and accumulation? |
organochlorines |
