Question

The effect that toxins have on a body depends on which of the following?

Mutagens
Carcinogens
Teratogens
All of these

Answer 1

The answer is All of these for mutagens cause changes (mutations) in the genetic material of cells. Teratogens cause irreversible, deleterious structural malformations in fetuses. Carcinogens cause cancerous tumors with a characteristically crablike appearance.

Answer 2

The right answer is D.

The 3 are effects that the toxin can have on an organism.

A mutagenic toxin is capable of producing mutations in living organisms (eg 5-bromo-uracil).

A cancerogenic toxin is able to cause or promote cancer in an individual who consumes it (example: benzene).

A teratogenic toxin can produce congenital malformations, ie when a pregnant woman consumes this toxin, the new born may have a malformation at birth (example: thalidomide).