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WorksheetsHuman Health
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Viruses bacteria, and other organisms in the environment that harm human health are classified as
a)
biological hazards
b)
social hazards
c)
chemical hazard
d)
physical hazard
2.
Toxicology deals primarily with what types of hazards?
a)
biological and social
b)
both chemical and physical
c)
human-made
d)
natural disasters
3.
Which of the following types of people generally has a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than the other types of people?
a)
teenager
b)
adult
c)
infant
d)
none; all have equal sensitivity
4.
The process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm is called
a)
toxicology
b)
epidemiology
c)
a dose-response relationship
d)
risk assessment
5.
Infectious diseases are diseases caused by a __________, such as a virus or a bacterium.
a)
pathogen
b)
toxicant
c)
pandemic
d)
carcinogen
6.
A(n) __________ disease is 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.
a)
environmental
b)
pandemic
c)
emerging
d)
infectious
7.
Which of the following is an example of a social hazard that cannot easily be controlled? a. smoking cigarettes c. lack of exercise
a)
smoking cigarettes
b)
pollution from a factory near your school
c)
lack of exercise
d)
a high-fat diet
8.
Any substance that poses a chemical hazard is considered a(n) __
a)
pathogen
b)
carcinogen
c)
allergen
d)
toxican
9.
Chemicals called __________ cause cancer.
a)
carcinogen
b)
pathogen
c)
neurotoxin
d)
teratogen
10.
What do asbestos, radon, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and lead all have in common?
a)
They are chemical hazards
that can be found indoors.
b)
They are highly dangerous
carcinogens
c)
Exposure to them cannot be
prevented.
d)
They are unnatural and made
only by humans.
11.
Toxicology is the study of how disease affects organisms’ health
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Individuals respond similarly to the same environmental hazards.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Humans usually have developed strong resistance to emerging diseases.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
A person can die from drinking too much water, too quickly.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
What is the name of the relationship shown in this graph?
a)
a dose-response relationship
b)
low dose
c)
high dose
d)
dose
16.
What type of response is caused by a low dose of this substance?
a)
high response
b)
low response
c)
medium response
d)
no response
17.
What type of scientist would have the most use for a graph like this?
a)
environmental science class
b)
historian
c)
biologist
d)
toxicologist
18.
Predict what might happen to the response if the dose were increased beyond the right edge of the graph.
a)
: I think the response would increase slightly, but not by much. At some point, with an extremely high does, the response will result in death, at which point it could go no higher.
b)
I think the response would increase greatly. At some point, with an extremely high dose.
c)
I don't know
d)
none of the above
19.
What is a genetically modified organism?
a)
any process in which scientists directly manipulate an organism's DNA.
b)
Organisms that have undergone genetic engineering.
c)
the use of genetic engineering to introduce new genes into organisms to produce more valuable products.
d)
agriculture that does not deplete soil faster than it forms
20.
What is biotechnology?
a)
the use of genetic engineering to introduce new genes into organisms to produce more valuable products.
b)
organisms that have undergone genetic engineering
c)
amount of a crop produced in a given area.
d)
none of the above
21.
What type of environmental hazard is shown below?
a)
social hazard
b)
physical hazard
c)
chemical hazard
d)
biological hazard
22.
The study of disease in human populations is
a)
epidemiology
b)
toxicology
c)
a dose-response relationship
d)
risk assessment
23.
A person's age, sex, weight, health issues, and genetic makeup influence how he or she responds to
a)
risk assessment
b)
natural disasters
c)
antibiotic resistance
d)
environmental hazards
24.
Infectious diseases can be spread by
a)
contaminated water
b)
human contact
c)
animals
d)
all the above
25.
A colorless, toxic, radioactive gas is
a)
asbestos
b)
radon
c)
carbon monoxide
d)
lead
26.
In the the United States, which agency takes the lead for responding to emerging diseases?
a)
Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)
b)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
c)
World Health Organization (WHO)
d)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
27.
The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is
a)
biomagnification
b)
anaphylaxis
c)
toxicity
d)
bioaccumulation
28.
A large ocean wave often created by an ocean floor earthquake is a (an)
a)
avalanche
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
mudslide
29.
A powerful storm that forms over the ocean in the tropics is called a (an)
a)
earthquake
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
30.
The relationship betwenn different doses of chemicals and the responses they generate is called a risk assessment
a)
true
b)
false
31.
Infectious diseases are caused by pathogen, such as a virus or a bacterium.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Chemicals that harm embryos and fetuses, thus causing birth defects, are known as pathoges.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Biomagnification begins when organisms begin to bioacculmulate pollutants in their tissues and cells.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
A mass of snow sliding down a slope is a mudslide.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
An earthquake is an example of a
a)
social hazard
b)
physical hazard
c)
chemical hazard
d)
biological hazard
36.
Which of the following is not considered to be a biological hazard?
a)
flu virus
b)
pet dander
c)
cigarette smoke
d)
bacterium that causes strep throat
37.
Environmental health is the study of how environmental factors affect human health and
a)
length of life
b)
quality of life
c)
population size
d)
population growth
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