Chapter 9 and 19 Test Review (Hazards and Trash)

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

• social hazards.

• physical hazards.

• chemical hazards.

• biological hazards.

Toxicology deals primarily with what types of hazards?

• both chemical and physical

• biological and social

• natural disasters

• human-made

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

• toxicology.

• risk assessment.

• dose-response relationship.

• epidemiology.

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

• carcinogen.

• toxicant.

• pathogen.

• pandemic.

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

• environmental.

• emerging.

• pandemic.

• infectious.

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

• smoking cigarettes.

• a high-fat diet.

• pollution from a factory near your school.

• lack of exercise.

Chemicals that cause cancer are called

• carcinogens.

• teratogens.

• hazards.

• neurotoxins.

Toxicology is the study of how disease affects organisms' health.

• True

• False

Individuals respond similarly to the same environmental hazards.

• False

• True

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A(n) _________________________________is an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.

• Volcano

• Tectonic Plate

• Fault Line

• Steam Geyser

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