Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. Includes lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail

2. Ticks and mosquitos can be vectors for diseases. In both cases, these organisms acquire the disease-causing organism by

3. What types of hazards does toxicology deal with?

4. BPA has been shown to reduce the amount of testosterone in males of some species. BPA can be classified as a(n)

5. All of the following are natural sources of pollution except

6. Which of the following is a non-transmissible disease?

7. What does a substance's toxicity depend on besides what it is?

8. Contaminates bioaccumulate when which of the following happens to them in the body?

9. Which of the following pollutants is likely to be the biggest problem for people who have asthma?

10. Which is an example of a brownfield?

11. Which of the following types of people generally has a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than the other types of people?

12. What are the two reasons why people in developing countries suffer greater health impacts.

13. What is the difference between pollution from natural sources and pollution from human activities?

14. The category of chemicals that effects the central nervous system is

15. Which human disease is spread by mosquitos

16. Which disease is NOT typically spread when there are flood conditions

17. The amount of a toxin that causes the first symptoms to appear is

18. What is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time and is increasing rapidly called?

19. This disease is spread through the bacterium Vibrio cholerae .

20. Since PCBs may cause birth defects in a human fetus, they are classified asI. CarcinogensII. MutagensIII. Tetatogens

21. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard is considered a(n) _____

22. Which of the following is a dome of water that crashes along the coast?

23. In the the United States, which agency takes the lead for responding to emerging diseases?

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

25. Which mosquito drinks blood?