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Investigating toxins – question bank
An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about our resources on toxins and places where their answers can be found.
The article Investigating toxins – introduction has links to further resources and student activities.
Q. What is a chemical?
Q. What is a toxin?
Q. What toxic plants and animals do we have in New Zealand?
Q. How do people know how poisonous something is?
Q. What is a mouse bioassay?
Q. What’s liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry?
Q. How do toxins get into shellfish and other marine life?
Q. How are shellfish monitored for toxins?
Q. What is tetrodotoxin?
Q. How did tetrodotoxin get into sea slugs?
Published:04 September 2012