Environmental Health

Substances that contaminate the environment and can harm people are ___________________.

• Siblings

• Dirt

• pollutants

• germs

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Federal and state governments have passed laws to promote a safe environment. The _____________________ (EPA) is the federal government agency that sets rules and regulations to protect people’s health and the environment in the United States.

• England Plant Agency

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Earthy People Association

• Earth Plant Air

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Which type of toxin changes the genetic code?

• teratogen

• carcinogen

• mutagen

• allergen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which aspect of health impacts a person's interactions with others?

• emotional

• social

• physical

• mental

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

• biological hazards 
• social hazards
• chemical hazards
• physical hazards

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

• teenagers
• adults
• infants
• none; all have equal sensitivity 

Chemicals that cause cancer are called 

• carcinogens
• hazards
• teratogens
• neurotoxins

increases risks of birth defects

• mutagen

• carcinogen

• allergen

• teratogen

affects nervous tissue

• neurtotoxin

• carcinogen

• mutagen

• allergen

causes an immune system overreaction

• mutagen

• teratogen

• neurotoxin

• allergen