Environmental Science - Ch 14

Question 1

Environmental Health

Answer 1

The environmental factors that can influence our health and quality of life

Question 2

Physical Hazards

Answer 2

Arise from natural events

Question 3

Cultural Hazards

Answer 3

Result of our socioeconomic status, occupation, place of residence, or behavioral choices

Question 4

Biological Hazards

Answer 4

Results from interactions with other organisms

Question 5

Infectious Diseases

Answer 5

Can be spread from person to person

Question 6

Vectors

Answer 6

Organisms who transfer diseases to their host

Question 7

Pathogens

Answer 7

Microorganisms that can spread disease to a host organism

Question 8

Toxicology

Answer 8

The science of examining the effects of poisonous substances on humans and other organisms

Question 9

Toxicant

Answer 9

Any chemical substance that can cause harm

Question 10

Toxins

Answer 10

Toxic chemicals manufactured in tissues as living organisms

Question 11

Environmental Toxicology

Answer 11

The study of man - made chemicals released into the environment that have human health effects

Question 12

Radon

Answer 12

A radioactive gas that seeps up from certain types of bedrock

Question 13

Asbestos

Answer 13

A substance used in the past as insulation in walls and other products

Question 14

PBDEs

Answer 14

Compounds used as fire retardants in many products

Question 15

Carcinogens

Answer 15

Substances or types of radiation that cause cancer

Question 16

Mutagens

Answer 16

Substances that cause genetic mutations in the DNA of organisms