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WorksheetsAPES CH17 Voc
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Disease in which cells multiply uncontrollably and invade surrounding tissue.
a)
mutation
b)
cancer
c)
infectious disease
d)
transmissible disease
2.
Chemicals, ionizing radiation, and viruses that cause or promote the development of uncontrolable growth
a)
mutagen
b)
carcinogen
c)
cancer
d)
teratogen
3.
The amount of a potentially harmful substance an individual ingests, inhales, or absorbs through the skin.
a)
dose
b)
LD50
c)
median lethal dose
d)
dose-response curve
4.
Study of the patterns of disease or other harmful effects from toxic exposure within defined groups of people to find out why some people get sick and some do not
a)
Toxicology
b)
pathology
c)
phrenology
d)
epidemiology
5.
Amount of a toxic material per unit of body weight of test animals that kills half the test population in a certain time
a)
risk assessment
b)
risk management
c)
LD50
d)
LD60
6.
Spread of malignant cells to other parts of the body
a)
metastasis
b)
mutagen
c)
cancer
d)
teratogen
7.
Chemical or form of radiation that causes inheritable changes in the DNA molecules in the genes found in chromosomes
a)
teratogen
b)
mutagen
c)
carcinogen
d)
metastasis
8.
Chemicals that can harm the human nervous system
a)
cytotoxins
b)
necrotoxin
c)
hemotoxins
d)
neurotoxins
9.
A disease that is not spread from one person to another
a)
melanoma
b)
cystic fibrosis
c)
nontransmissible disease
d)
multiple sclerosis
10.
Organism that produces disease
a)
pathogen
b)
Ebola
c)
tuberculosis
d)
maleria
11.
Chemical, ionizing agent, or virus that causes birth defects
a)
carcinogen
b)
teratogen
c)
mutation
d)
mutagen
12.
Study of the adverse effects of chemicals on health
a)
epidemiology
b)
immunology
c)
Toxicology
d)
phrenology
13.
A disease that is caused by living organisms and can spread from one person to another
a)
Huntingtons disease
b)
Downs syndrome
c)
transmissible disease
d)
sickle cell anemia
14.
Using risk measurement and other information to determine options and make decisions about reducing or eliminating risks
a)
risk assessment
b)
risk analysis
c)
risk communication
d)
risk management
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