unit 5 test

Question 1

Tobacco use is responsible for ___% of all LUNG CANCERS

Answer 1

90

Question 2

an organism that can carry a parasite and is responsible for infecting other organisms with that parasite

Answer 2

vector

Question 3

Determining probability of risk is part of ___.

Answer 3

risk assessment

Question 4

the building up of toxins in the tissues of a specific organism over time

Answer 4

bioaccumilation

Question 5

a microorganism that causes disease in another living organism

Answer 5

pathogen

Question 6

toxin that harms fetuses and causes birth defects

Answer 6

teratogen

Question 7

​​​​A cow has higher DDT levels than grass. This is due to ___.

Answer 7

biomagnification

Question 8

​​​​”The dose makes the _____.”

Answer 8

pioson

Question 9

____ is a Category A bioterrorism agent

Answer 9

Botulism

Question 10

the movement and increase in concentration of a toxin through each trophic level in a food web

Answer 10

biomagnification

Question 11

chemical that remains in the environment for a long period of time before being broken down

Answer 11

persistent organic pollutant