​What Is Characteristic of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

question 78

Multiple Choice

​What is characteristic of chlorinated hydrocarbons? 

• A) ​They degrade faster than other organic pesticides. 
• B) ​They are likely to be target specific. 
• C) ​They can be biologically magnified. 
• D) ​They are more toxic than other organic pesticides.

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Definitions:

Afferent

Relating to or denoting nerve fibers that carry sensory information toward the central nervous system.

Efferent

Referring to nerve fibers that carry signals away from the central nervous system to the peripheral effectors, such as muscles or glands.

Midbrain

A portion of the central nervous system associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation.

Gray Matter

The darker-colored regions of the brain and spinal cord consisting mainly of neuronal cell bodies and branching dendrites.