Biological and Chemical Hazards

The process of using statistical methods to estimate how much harm a particular hazard can cause to human health or to the environment.

• Risk management

• Risk development

• Risk assessment

• Risk prevention

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Involves deciding whether and how to reduce a particular risk to a certain level and at what cost.

• Risk management

• Risk development

• Risk assessment

• Risk prevention

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Single-cell organisms that are found almost everywhere and can multiply rapidly on their own.

• Virus

• Parasite

• Organelle

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Smaller than bacteria and work by invading a cell and taking over its genetic “machinery” to copy themselves and then spread throughout the body.

• Virus

• Parasite

• Organelle

• Bacteria

Organisms that live on or inside other organisms and feed on them.

• Virus

• Parasite

• Organelle

• Bacteria

Infectious diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another.

• Transmissible disease

• Nontransmissible disease

More than half of all infectious diseases recorded throughout history were originally transmitted to humans from ______________.

• random bacterial infections

• poor hygeine

• wild or domesticated animals

• alien induced population control

Basically distracts your immune system and “tires it out”, making you more vulnerable to diseases.

• HPV

• HIV

• HBV

• HR-V

Which is not one of the EPA's top 5 toxic chemicals (as of 2012)?

• Lead

• Mercury

• Arsenic

• PCB's

• Benzene

Chemicals, some types of radiation, and certain viruses that can cause or promote cancer.

• Carcinogens

• Mutagens

• Teratogens

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1