Question 1

In terms of the number of premature deaths per year and reduced life span,the greatest risk by far is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In terms of the number of premature...

Question 2

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All chemicals are unsafe. 
B)  Natural chemicals are safe,and synthetic chemicals are deadly. 
C)  Synthetic chemicals are deadly,and natural chemicals are safe. 
D)  Some chemicals,whether synthetic or natural,are safe and others are deadly. 
E)  All chemicals are safe except those that cause cancer. 
A)  All chemicals are unsafe. 
B)  Natural chemicals are safe,and synthetic chemicals are deadly. 
C)  Synthetic chemicals are deadly,and natural chemicals are safe. 
D)  Some chemicals,whether synthetic or natural,are safe and others are deadly. 
E)  All chemicals are safe except those that cause cancer.

Question 3

Only 50% of the registered synthetic chemicals in commercial use have been screened for toxicity before they were deemed acceptable for use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

DDT,PCBs,atrazine,bisphenol-A,and phthalates are all examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  insecticides 
B)  hormonally active agents 
C)  estrogens 
D)  androgens 
E)  plastic additives 
A)  insecticides 
B)  hormonally active agents 
C)  estrogens 
D)  androgens 
E)  plastic additives

Question 5

Since 1990,the world has seen a rapid resurgence of tuberculosis (TB).Explain what TB is and describe the factors that account for its recent spread.

Accepted Answer

TB is a contagious bacterial infection o

Question 6

Which of the following is a non-transmissible disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  diabetes 
B)  influenza 
C)  hepatitis B 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  HIV 
A)  diabetes 
B)  influenza 
C)  hepatitis B 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  HIV

Question 7

The most dangerous activity that individuals might do on a regular basis is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  smoke cigarettes 
B)  drink alcohol 
C)  drink coffee 
D)  fly on airplanes 
E)  drive or ride in cars 
A)  smoke cigarettes 
B)  drink alcohol 
C)  drink coffee 
D)  fly on airplanes 
E)  drive or ride in cars

Question 8

AIDS is a pandemic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a transmissible disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  A disease caused by something other than a living organism 
B)  A disease that does not spread from one person to another 
C)  A disease that can be passed from one person to another 
D)  A disease caused by cancer 
E)  A disease that will always lead to death 
A)  A disease caused by something other than a living organism 
B)  A disease that does not spread from one person to another 
C)  A disease that can be passed from one person to another 
D)  A disease caused by cancer 
E)  A disease that will always lead to death

Question 10

The Lyme disease bacterium is passed onto humans directly from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  foxes 
B)  deer 
C)  white mice 
D)  field mice 
E)  ticks 
A)  foxes 
B)  deer 
C)  white mice 
D)  field mice 
E)  ticks

Question 11

Numerous studies of animals and humans suggest that males of species exposed to hormone blockers can become more feminized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),between 1970 and 2008,the percentages of all deaths worldwide resulting from infectious diseases ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased and then leveled off 
B)  increased from 5% to 15% 
C)  increased from 15% to 35% 
D)  dropped from 35% to 15% 
E)  dropped from 15% to 5% 
A)  increased and then leveled off 
B)  increased from 5% to 15% 
C)  increased from 15% to 35% 
D)  dropped from 35% to 15% 
E)  dropped from 15% to 5%

Question 13

Hayat Sindi is a scientist who co-founded a nonprofit marketing company called ____ to bring low-cost health monitoring to remote,poor areas of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disease Diagnostics 
B)  Diagnostics for All 
C)  Diagnostics for Developing Countries 
D)  Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases 
E)  Affordable Diagnostics 
A)  Disease Diagnostics 
B)  Diagnostics for All 
C)  Diagnostics for Developing Countries 
D)  Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases 
E)  Affordable Diagnostics

Question 14

A(n)____________________ disease is an infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another.

Accepted Answer

transmissi

Question 15

The ____________________ of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)means that infected people often spread the virus for several years without knowing they're infected.

Accepted Answer

long incub

Question 16

Viruses respond well to antibiotics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Research going back three decades shows that ____ causes people to overestimate risks and to worry more about unusual risks than they do about common everyday risks.

Accepted Answer

A)  degree of optimism 
B)  fear 
C)  optimism bias 
D)  instant gratification 
E)  evaluation 
A)  degree of optimism 
B)  fear 
C)  optimism bias 
D)  instant gratification 
E)  evaluation

Question 18

What term refers to the amount of a substance a person ingests,inhales,or absorbs through the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  toxicity 
B)  biomagnification 
C)  persistence 
D)  response 
E)  dose 
A)  toxicity 
B)  biomagnification 
C)  persistence 
D)  response 
E)  dose

Question 19

Type 2 diabetes is the world's most preventable major cause of premature death among adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the ability of a substance to cause injury,illness,or death to a living system?

Accepted Answer

A)  toxicity 
B)  biomagnification 
C)  persistent 
D)  response 
E)  dose 
A)  toxicity 
B)  biomagnification 
C)  persistent 
D)  response 
E)  dose

Exam 17: Environmental Hazards and Human Health

In terms of the number of premature deaths per year and reduced life span,the greatest risk by far is ____________________.

Which statement is true?

Only 50% of the registered synthetic chemicals in commercial use have been screened for toxicity before they were deemed acceptable for use.

DDT,PCBs,atrazine,bisphenol-A,and phthalates are all examples of ____.

Since 1990,the world has seen a rapid resurgence of tuberculosis (TB).Explain what TB is and describe the factors that account for its recent spread.

Which of the following is a non-transmissible disease?

The most dangerous activity that individuals might do on a regular basis is to ____.

AIDS is a pandemic.

What is a transmissible disease?

The Lyme disease bacterium is passed onto humans directly from ____.

Numerous studies of animals and humans suggest that males of species exposed to hormone blockers can become more feminized.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),between 1970 and 2008,the percentages of all deaths worldwide resulting from infectious diseases ____.

Hayat Sindi is a scientist who co-founded a nonprofit marketing company called ____ to bring low-cost health monitoring to remote,poor areas of the world.

A(n)____________________ disease is an infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another.

The ____________________ of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)means that infected people often spread the virus for several years without knowing they're infected.

Viruses respond well to antibiotics.

Research going back three decades shows that ____ causes people to overestimate risks and to worry more about unusual risks than they do about common everyday risks.

What term refers to the amount of a substance a person ingests,inhales,or absorbs through the skin?

Type 2 diabetes is the world's most preventable major cause of premature death among adults.

What is the ability of a substance to cause injury,illness,or death to a living system?

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