Test Review Ch. 9 Environmental Health

Viruses, bacteria, and other organisms in the environment that harm human health are classified as

• physical hazards

• social hazards

• biological hazards

• physical hazards

Toxicology deals primarily with what types of hazards?

• biological and social

• both chemical and physical

• human-made

• natural disasters

Which of the following types of people generally has a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than the other types of people?

• infants

• teenagers

• adults

• none; all have equal sensitivity

The process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm is called

• toxicology

• epidemiology

• does-response relationship

• risk assessment

Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a

• toxicant

• pathogen

• pandemic

• carcinogen

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A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has exited for a while, but is increasing rapidly or spreading around the world is called

• environmental

• pandemic

• emerging

• infectious

Which of the following is an example of a social hazard that cannot easily be controlled?

• smoking cigarettes

• lack of exercise

• a high-fat diet

• pollution form a factory near your school

Chemicals that cause cancer are called

• carcinogens

• hazards

• teratogens

• neurotoxins

Epidemiology deals primarily with what type of hazards?

• physical

• chemical

• social

• biological

The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response, such as death, or disease, is known as

• toxicity

• risk

• response

• dose