Ch 9 Environmental Health

The study of how environmental factors affect human health & quality of life:

• environmental health

• biodiversity

• population ecology

• biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A disease causing agent:

• pollution

• carcinogen

• pathogen

• biomagnification

The U.S. organization that responds to diseases:

• EPA

• WHO

• HIPPO

• CDC

Which type of chemical hazard may be found in your home? CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.

• batteries

• carbon monoxide

• pesticides

• lead

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A substance that activates the immune system; for example pollen

• teratogen

• allergen

• neurotoxin

• HIPPO

The increase in concentration of a chemical within an organism over time:

• bioaccumulation

• biomagnification

• toxicology

• neurotoxin

Check 2 types of environmental hazards:

• biological

• toxicity

• WHO

• social

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The study of diseases within the human population:

• ecology

• toxicology

• epidemiology

• biology

The measure of how harmful a substance is to an organism:

• toxicity

• emerging disease

• pathogenesis

• pollution

Substances released into the environment that negatively impact people, wildlife & other parts of the environment:

• carcinogens

• pollution

• pathogens

• allergens

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7