APES Chapter 17 practice test HEALTH
questions n answers graded A+
About one-third of the toxic metal, mercury (Hg), is released into the air from
natural sources, such as rocks, soil, volcanoes, and the ocean. The remaining two-
thirds comes from ____. - correct answer ✔✔human activities (gold mining)
The probability of suffering harm from a hazard that can cause injury, disease,
death, economic loss, or damage is referred to as ____. - correct answer ✔✔risk
Disease-carrying pathogens are considered a __________ hazard? - correct
answer ✔✔biological
Earthquakes are considered a __________ hazard. - correct answer ✔✔natural
Unsafe working conditions are considered a _______ hazard. - correct answer
✔✔cultural
Smoking, poor food choices and unsafe sex are considered a ______ hazards. -
correct answer ✔✔lifestyle
Toxicity is rated according to the amount of a substance that is necessary to kill
50% of humans, given in milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
A rating of TOXIC/POISON has an LD50 of ____ (amount). - correct answer ✔✔less
than 50 mg/kg
, One reason we risk falling behind in our efforts to prevent infectious bacterial
diseases with the use of antibiotics is because of the ____. - correct answer
✔✔astounding reproductive rates of bacteria
Since 1970, the occurrence of malaria has come roaring back in prevalence. Why?
- correct answer ✔✔Malaria-carrying species of mosquitos have become resistant
to insecticides.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 1970 and 2008, the
percentages of all deaths worldwide resulting from infectious diseases ____. -
correct answer ✔✔dropped from 35% to 15%
Which is non-transmissible diseases? - correct answer ✔✔diabetes
A global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a _______ - correct answer
✔✔pandemic
Tuberculosis is caused by ____. - correct answer ✔✔bacteria
About half of the people with active tuberculosis will die from destruction of their
____. - correct answer ✔✔lung tissue
What is a transmissible disease? - correct answer ✔✔A disease that can be passed
from one person to another
questions n answers graded A+
About one-third of the toxic metal, mercury (Hg), is released into the air from
natural sources, such as rocks, soil, volcanoes, and the ocean. The remaining two-
thirds comes from ____. - correct answer ✔✔human activities (gold mining)
The probability of suffering harm from a hazard that can cause injury, disease,
death, economic loss, or damage is referred to as ____. - correct answer ✔✔risk
Disease-carrying pathogens are considered a __________ hazard? - correct
answer ✔✔biological
Earthquakes are considered a __________ hazard. - correct answer ✔✔natural
Unsafe working conditions are considered a _______ hazard. - correct answer
✔✔cultural
Smoking, poor food choices and unsafe sex are considered a ______ hazards. -
correct answer ✔✔lifestyle
Toxicity is rated according to the amount of a substance that is necessary to kill
50% of humans, given in milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
A rating of TOXIC/POISON has an LD50 of ____ (amount). - correct answer ✔✔less
than 50 mg/kg
, One reason we risk falling behind in our efforts to prevent infectious bacterial
diseases with the use of antibiotics is because of the ____. - correct answer
✔✔astounding reproductive rates of bacteria
Since 1970, the occurrence of malaria has come roaring back in prevalence. Why?
- correct answer ✔✔Malaria-carrying species of mosquitos have become resistant
to insecticides.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 1970 and 2008, the
percentages of all deaths worldwide resulting from infectious diseases ____. -
correct answer ✔✔dropped from 35% to 15%
Which is non-transmissible diseases? - correct answer ✔✔diabetes
A global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a _______ - correct answer
✔✔pandemic
Tuberculosis is caused by ____. - correct answer ✔✔bacteria
About half of the people with active tuberculosis will die from destruction of their
____. - correct answer ✔✔lung tissue
What is a transmissible disease? - correct answer ✔✔A disease that can be passed
from one person to another
