Apes 6

Question 1

Dose-response analysis

Answer 1

Organisms are exposed to a toxin at different concentrations, and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded

Question 2

Dose-response curve

Answer 2

The information from a set of organisms is graphed, and the resulting curve is referred to as dose-response curve

Question 3

LD

50

Answer 3

Dosage of toxin it takes to kill 50% of the test animals

Question 4

ED

50

Answer 4

50% of the test organisms show a negative effect from the toxin

Question 5

Vector

Answer 5

Carrier organism

Question 6

Risk assessment

Answer 6

Calculating risk

Question 7

Risk management

Answer 7

Means using strategies to reduce the amount of risk

Question 8

Stationary sources

Answer 8

Factories or power plants

Question 9

Sulfur oxides

Answer 9

SO And SO

2 3

Question 10

Photochemical Smog

Answer 10

Different types of smog usually formed on hot, sunny days in urban areas

Question 11

Industrial smog (gray smog)

Answer 11

Burning of large amounts of low-quality coal to heat homes and combat a cold fog

Question 12

Chlorofluorocarbons

Answer 12

Man-made chemicals

Question 13

Acid precipitation

Answer 13

A result of pollution in the atmosphere

Question 14

Dry acid particle deposition

Answer 14

Occurs two to three days after emissions into the atmosphere

Question 15

Wet deposition

Answer 15

Usually delayed for four to fourteen days after emissions

Question 16

Catalytic Converter

Answer 16

Controlling emissions in cars

Question 17

Corporate Average Fuel Economy

Answer 17

Intended to Reduce both fuel consumption and emotions

Question 18

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas

Answer 18

Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

Question 19

Heat islands

Answer 19

Urban environments that are generally about 20 degrees warmer then the country side surrounding them

Question 20

Temperature inversion

Answer 20

Thermal pollution associated with many urban environments