PH - Final Exam Multiple Choice Questions With Complete
Solutions
________________________________is an important
protective component of the upper atmosphere, but at low
altitudes, its effects are harmful. Correct Answers ozone
A 19th century English chimney sweeps had a relatively high
probability of dying from which of the following? Correct
Answers Cancer of the scrotum
A scandal surrounding medication containing what radioactive
material led to the strengthening of the powers of the Food and
Drug Administration to regulate patent medicines as well as
specific limitations on radioactive materials. Correct Answers
radium
Air quality was noticeably deteriorating in the United States
during the 1950s and 1960s due to which of the following?
Correct Answers Automobiles
Alcohol is a _______________ and fetal alcohol syndrome is a
risk for children of mothers who are problem drinkers. Correct
Answers teratogen
Discharges from industrial sources are the second major
category of point-source pollution which strictly regulated by
which piece of legislation? Correct Answers The Clean Water
Act
, If a mother is depressed, there is a good chance that her baby
will have depression later in life. Correct Answers true
If many children in a small town have kidney problems and
show developmental delays in mental functions, ozone
poisoning should be suspected. Correct Answers false
If you heard that several members of a family living in a house
with high levels of radon had cancer, your first guess would be
that these were cases of _____________ cancer. Correct
Answers lung
In 2014, what U.S. city became the first city to pass a law taxing
sugary drinks? Correct Answers Berkeley, California
In the mid-1890s, the discovery of which of the following
aroused great public excitement and led to extensive human
exposures before the danger was recognized? Correct Answers
X-rays
In which type of eating disorder do people lose control over
their eating but they do not purge? Correct Answers Binge-
eating disorder
matching - Caused by bacteria vaporized from air-conditioning
systems Correct Answers legionnaire's disease
matching - Characteristics such as race, gender, and marital
status which are consistently found to influence health Correct
Answers demographic factors
Solutions
________________________________is an important
protective component of the upper atmosphere, but at low
altitudes, its effects are harmful. Correct Answers ozone
A 19th century English chimney sweeps had a relatively high
probability of dying from which of the following? Correct
Answers Cancer of the scrotum
A scandal surrounding medication containing what radioactive
material led to the strengthening of the powers of the Food and
Drug Administration to regulate patent medicines as well as
specific limitations on radioactive materials. Correct Answers
radium
Air quality was noticeably deteriorating in the United States
during the 1950s and 1960s due to which of the following?
Correct Answers Automobiles
Alcohol is a _______________ and fetal alcohol syndrome is a
risk for children of mothers who are problem drinkers. Correct
Answers teratogen
Discharges from industrial sources are the second major
category of point-source pollution which strictly regulated by
which piece of legislation? Correct Answers The Clean Water
Act
, If a mother is depressed, there is a good chance that her baby
will have depression later in life. Correct Answers true
If many children in a small town have kidney problems and
show developmental delays in mental functions, ozone
poisoning should be suspected. Correct Answers false
If you heard that several members of a family living in a house
with high levels of radon had cancer, your first guess would be
that these were cases of _____________ cancer. Correct
Answers lung
In 2014, what U.S. city became the first city to pass a law taxing
sugary drinks? Correct Answers Berkeley, California
In the mid-1890s, the discovery of which of the following
aroused great public excitement and led to extensive human
exposures before the danger was recognized? Correct Answers
X-rays
In which type of eating disorder do people lose control over
their eating but they do not purge? Correct Answers Binge-
eating disorder
matching - Caused by bacteria vaporized from air-conditioning
systems Correct Answers legionnaire's disease
matching - Characteristics such as race, gender, and marital
status which are consistently found to influence health Correct
Answers demographic factors
