(C) Unconventional Dose-Response Curve

question 43

Multiple Choice

(c) Unconventional dose-response curve
Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question.
-The LD50 indicates the _______________.

• A)lowest dose required to cure the entire population
• B)lowest dose required to cure half of the population
• C)lowest dose that kills any member of the population
• D)lowest dose that kills 50 out of 1000 members of the population
• E)amount of toxicant it takes to kill half the population

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