Question

Doses are expressed on a _________ basis.

(a) Accuracy

(b) Precision

(c) Body-weight

(d) End point

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Toxicity in chapter Toxicity & Site Assessment of Hazardous Waste Management

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Body-weight

To explain I would say: Reporting on a body size basis allows extrapolation from small test animals to humans.