ETX 10 MIDTERM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following contains a toxic alkaloid? You can choose more than one. -
Answers --Tobacco
-Green Potatoes
What could happen to you if you ate green, not yet ripe, potatoes? You can choose
more than one. - Answers --Your gut cells could be irritated
-You could pee/urinate on yourself
-You could have convulsions
-You could slip into a coma
What toxic effect of nicotine in tobacco best explains its insecticidal properties? -
Answers --Respiratory Paralysis
If chocolate makes you feel really good, it is probably because it - Answers --Activates
the dopamine system
Oleandrin can reduce production of the Covid virus but these doses are extremely toxic
to the heart. This is an example of (choose the best answer) - Answers --A low
therapeutic index
Which of the following could be fatal and severely toxic to the heart? You can choose
more than one. - Answers --Oleander
-Supplements labeled tejocote
-Supplements labeled candlenut
-Supplements labeled India Nuts or India Seeds
The immune system is the primary mediator of inflammation. Given the distribution of
cannabinoid receptor expression in the body, which receptor is most likely attributable to
the anti-inflammatory effects of cannabinoids in pre-clinical experiments? - Answers --
CB2
Which is the best explanation as to why Monarch butterflies are highly poisonous to
birds? - Answers --Monarch caterpillars eat toxins that remain in the butterfly when it
emerges
Which of Hill's causal considerations is best exemplified by the explanation as to why
Monarchbutterflies are highly poisonous to birds? - Answers --Plausibility
How does a Monarch butterfly not get poisoned by the milkweed toxin called
cardenolide? - Answers --Monarch butterflies have DNA mutations in a sodium channel
that resists cardenolide and seizures-one mutation resists cardenolide and next resists
seizures from first mutation
, If one of these snakes was going to bite you, which would you prefer? (Please see table
below) - Answers --Copperhead
Which of following uses cnidoblast cells to inject venom? You can choose more than
one - Answers --Nudibranch
-Man O' War Jellyfish
-Sea Wasp
Which of the following is neurotoxic? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Conotoxin
-Black widow spider venom
-Cobra venom
-Rattlesnake venom
What animal has the most potent venom? - Answers --Geography Cone snail
Eating which of the following animals can expose you to tetrodotoxin, a potent
neurotoxin that has no known antivenom? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Blue-ringed octopus
-California newt
-Puffer fish (fugu)
The ________ toxins made by ________ led to the development of pain medication. -
Answers --Conotoxins, snails
Identify the best potency ranking of venoms from the following animals, least to most
potent: - Answers --Stone fish, Deathstalker Scorpion, Assassin caterpillar, Brazilian
Wandering Spider, Inland Taipan
Looking at how TTX binds and inhibits sodium channels in nerves, which of Hill's causal
considerations is best reflected by that relationship? - Answers --Biological plausibility
Looking at how cnidoblast cells inject venom in multiple species whether the cnidoblasts
wereingested or made by those species, which of Hill's causal considerations is best
reflected by thatrelationship between cnidoblast cells and venom injection? - Answers --
Consistency
Which of the following is true about Box Jelly Fish? - Answers --They arrive at Waikiki
beach in Hawaii before dawn 8-10 days after the full moon.
-Their venom can kill you.
-You can apply vinegar and then heat to reduce the effects of their venom.
Which of the following is hemotoxic? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Brown recluse spider venom
-Mojave rattlesnake venom
-Slow Loris venom
Which of the following contains a toxic alkaloid? You can choose more than one. -
Answers --Tobacco
-Green Potatoes
What could happen to you if you ate green, not yet ripe, potatoes? You can choose
more than one. - Answers --Your gut cells could be irritated
-You could pee/urinate on yourself
-You could have convulsions
-You could slip into a coma
What toxic effect of nicotine in tobacco best explains its insecticidal properties? -
Answers --Respiratory Paralysis
If chocolate makes you feel really good, it is probably because it - Answers --Activates
the dopamine system
Oleandrin can reduce production of the Covid virus but these doses are extremely toxic
to the heart. This is an example of (choose the best answer) - Answers --A low
therapeutic index
Which of the following could be fatal and severely toxic to the heart? You can choose
more than one. - Answers --Oleander
-Supplements labeled tejocote
-Supplements labeled candlenut
-Supplements labeled India Nuts or India Seeds
The immune system is the primary mediator of inflammation. Given the distribution of
cannabinoid receptor expression in the body, which receptor is most likely attributable to
the anti-inflammatory effects of cannabinoids in pre-clinical experiments? - Answers --
CB2
Which is the best explanation as to why Monarch butterflies are highly poisonous to
birds? - Answers --Monarch caterpillars eat toxins that remain in the butterfly when it
emerges
Which of Hill's causal considerations is best exemplified by the explanation as to why
Monarchbutterflies are highly poisonous to birds? - Answers --Plausibility
How does a Monarch butterfly not get poisoned by the milkweed toxin called
cardenolide? - Answers --Monarch butterflies have DNA mutations in a sodium channel
that resists cardenolide and seizures-one mutation resists cardenolide and next resists
seizures from first mutation
, If one of these snakes was going to bite you, which would you prefer? (Please see table
below) - Answers --Copperhead
Which of following uses cnidoblast cells to inject venom? You can choose more than
one - Answers --Nudibranch
-Man O' War Jellyfish
-Sea Wasp
Which of the following is neurotoxic? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Conotoxin
-Black widow spider venom
-Cobra venom
-Rattlesnake venom
What animal has the most potent venom? - Answers --Geography Cone snail
Eating which of the following animals can expose you to tetrodotoxin, a potent
neurotoxin that has no known antivenom? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Blue-ringed octopus
-California newt
-Puffer fish (fugu)
The ________ toxins made by ________ led to the development of pain medication. -
Answers --Conotoxins, snails
Identify the best potency ranking of venoms from the following animals, least to most
potent: - Answers --Stone fish, Deathstalker Scorpion, Assassin caterpillar, Brazilian
Wandering Spider, Inland Taipan
Looking at how TTX binds and inhibits sodium channels in nerves, which of Hill's causal
considerations is best reflected by that relationship? - Answers --Biological plausibility
Looking at how cnidoblast cells inject venom in multiple species whether the cnidoblasts
wereingested or made by those species, which of Hill's causal considerations is best
reflected by thatrelationship between cnidoblast cells and venom injection? - Answers --
Consistency
Which of the following is true about Box Jelly Fish? - Answers --They arrive at Waikiki
beach in Hawaii before dawn 8-10 days after the full moon.
-Their venom can kill you.
-You can apply vinegar and then heat to reduce the effects of their venom.
Which of the following is hemotoxic? You can choose more than one. - Answers --
Brown recluse spider venom
-Mojave rattlesnake venom
-Slow Loris venom
