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Question 1

How is poison in the organism converted?

Answer 1

• Biochemically active substances interact with chemical and enzymes normally present in the body to become more complex, simpler or moderately altered
• These interactions and alterations are generally controlled by various enzymes present but may occasionally be simple chemical reactions

Question 2

What are the antimony mechanism of action?

Answer 2

• Antimony compounds are similar to arsenic compounds
• Antiparasitic effect of antimony compounds results from the inhibition of phosphofructokinase
• Enzyme catalysing the dominant reaction og the glycolytic cycle
• Inhibition og this enzyme slows glycolysis, thus disturbing the energy metabolism of the parasites

Question 3

What type of organic mercury compounds are there?

Answer 3

R - Hg⁺

Question 4

Evaporating (fumigate) insecticides?

Answer 4

• SO₂
• CS₂
• PH₃
• HCN
• Methylbromide (CH₃Br)
• Ethyleneoxide

Question 5

What is Poison divided into?

Answer 5

Organic and inorganic

Question 6

How is chronic copper intoxication termed?

Answer 6

The hemolytic crisis
-Manifested by paleness and pronounced symptoms of jaundice
-Urine is ususally dark brown (red water)

Question 7

What is alovinsis?

Question 8

What is the value of urea in toxic stage and in normal stage?

Answer 8

• Normal = 2-7mmol/l
• Dubious = 8-12mmol/l
• Positive = >12mmol/l

Question 9

What are the stages of risk assessment?

Answer 9

1. Hazard indentification
2. Dose response evaluation
3. Evaluation of exposure

Question 10

Mode of penetration of insecticides?

Answer 10

1. Contact = do not penetrate to the plant tissue
2. Systemic = they penetrate ny cuticle of plant cells
3. Per oral = penetrate into organism by ingestion
4. Respiratory = they kill pests after respiration

Question 11

What does lead (Pb) depress?