Plant Injury and Sensitivity to Air Pollutants Quiz
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How does the sensitivity of plants to air pollutants typically change as relative humidity increases?

  • It increases (correct)
  • It fluctuates
  • It remains constant
  • It decreases

What did MacLean et al. observe about gladiolus plants and fluoride sensitivity with changing relative humidity?

  • No correlation between fluoride sensitivity and relative humidity
  • Fluoride sensitivity was only observed at low humidity levels
  • Fluoride sensitivity increased with increasing relative humidity (correct)
  • Fluoride sensitivity decreased with increasing relative humidity

Under what light intensity range did sensitivity of pinto bean and tobacco to ozone exposure increase?

  • 3000-4000 fc
  • 900-4000 fc (correct)
  • 1000-1500 fc
  • 500-800 fc

At what light intensity level does full stomatal opening occur in plants?

<p>1000 fc (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general response of plants when exposed to pollutants in the dark?

<p>They do not react to pollutants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are living organisms seldom exposed to a single pollutant according to the text?

<p>Living organisms are usually exposed to combinations of pollutants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do contaminants cause harm among both plants and animals?

<p>By inhibiting their ability to thrive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used in human medicine to describe infants or young children who do not gain weight or develop as expected?

<p>Failure to thrive (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main impact of contaminant exposure on individual organisms?

<p>Inhibiting their ability to thrive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the alteration of hormone synthesis or action by contaminants?

<p>Endocrine disruption (ED) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a generalized way that contaminants cause harm among both plants and animals?

<p>Inhibiting their ability to thrive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do investigators determine the impact of contaminants on animals that cannot communicate their feelings?

<p>By observing signs rather than symptoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been shown to decrease the toxic effects of O3, NO2, and certain hydrocarbons in experimental mice?

<p>Oil mists dissolving the gas and holding it in solution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most widely studied factor affecting plant response to air pollutants?

<p>Genetic variation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In plants, what is a function of genetic variability that influences their response to air pollutants?

<p>Morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How was the sensitivity to O3 of two onion cultivars shown to be controlled?

<p>By a single gene pair (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which plant species has long been recognized to be extremely sensitive to fluoride?

<p>Gladiolus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Engle and Gableman (1966), what happened to the stomata of the resistant onion cultivar after exposure to O3?

<p>Closed with no appreciable injury (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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