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Which of the following best describes toxicology?
Which of the following best describes toxicology?
- The study of how natural or man-made poisons can cause undesirable effects in living organisms
- The science of poisons or toxicants that damage or destroy living tissue (correct)
- The study of how plants, animals, and humans are affected by exposure to toxic substances
- The study of chemicals that contaminate food, water, soil, or the atmosphere
What is the definition of toxicity?
What is the definition of toxicity?
- The damaging effects of exposure to toxic substances on plants, animals, and humans
- The degree to which a substance is poisonous or causes injury (correct)
- The damaging effects on a body by contact with a substance
- The study of how toxic substances enter bodies of water
What is environmental toxicology concerned with?
What is environmental toxicology concerned with?
- The study of toxic substances that enter bodies of water
- The study of how natural or man-made poisons can cause undesirable effects in living organisms
- The study of how plants, animals, and humans are affected by exposure to toxic substances
- The study of chemicals that contaminate food, water, soil, or the atmosphere (correct)
What are harmful or adverse effects?
What are harmful or adverse effects?
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What do toxic effects refer to?
What do toxic effects refer to?
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