On a camping trip with your family, your children ask if they can pick some plants for part of their wilderness dinner. Based on your OEC training, you explain to your children that they need to be careful picking wild plants and flowers, and that:
a. plants that do not cause any local reaction when they are picked are safe to eat.
b. the worst that can happen from eating a bad plant is you will get sick to your stomach.
c. leaves may be poisonous but most berries found in the woods are safe to eat.
d. some plants can be very toxic, so it is best not to eat anything unless you are sure what it is.
Question 2
You have been doing some spring cleaning in your yard, and the next day you notice a red, itchy rash developing on your arms. Your doctor tells you that you have poison ivy. You recognize that this reaction occurs because:
a. poison from the plant entered your bloodstream.
b. venom from the plant reacted with your body.
c. a toxic substance came in contact with your skin.
d. your body was unable to create an antigen.
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