NYSTCE Math Exam — New York State Teacher Certification for Mathematics Educators
acute effects - (ANSWER)caused by an immediate or single exposure and results in an immediate health
problem
Aquaculture - (ANSWER)The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions. A third of the words sea
fish comes from aquaculture.
Biomagnification - (ANSWER)accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain
bioremediation - (ANSWER)The use of living organisms (enzymes and bacteria) to detoxify and restore
polluted and degraded ecosystems
Carcinogen - (ANSWER)A cancer-causing substance
chronic effect - (ANSWER)takes place over a long period, often as a result of exposure to low levels of a
pollutant
cost-benefit analysis - (ANSWER)The cause-and-effect connection the pros and cons of an action as
compared to no action.
dose-response relationship - (ANSWER)the relationship between the different doses and the responses
they generate
drift-net fishing - (ANSWER)the use of fishing nets of great length and depth. By catch includes whales
and turtles.
environmental risk analysis - (ANSWER)the comparing of the risk of a situation to its related health
benefits.
Statistical probability of damage from a hazard to the environment or human health.
Externalities - (ANSWER)economic side effects or by-products that affect an uninvolved third party; can
be negative or positive
acute effects - (ANSWER)caused by an immediate or single exposure and results in an immediate health
problem
Aquaculture - (ANSWER)The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions. A third of the words sea
fish comes from aquaculture.
Biomagnification - (ANSWER)accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain
bioremediation - (ANSWER)The use of living organisms (enzymes and bacteria) to detoxify and restore
polluted and degraded ecosystems
Carcinogen - (ANSWER)A cancer-causing substance
chronic effect - (ANSWER)takes place over a long period, often as a result of exposure to low levels of a
pollutant
cost-benefit analysis - (ANSWER)The cause-and-effect connection the pros and cons of an action as
compared to no action.
dose-response relationship - (ANSWER)the relationship between the different doses and the responses
they generate
drift-net fishing - (ANSWER)the use of fishing nets of great length and depth. By catch includes whales
and turtles.
environmental risk analysis - (ANSWER)the comparing of the risk of a situation to its related health
benefits.
Statistical probability of damage from a hazard to the environment or human health.
Externalities - (ANSWER)economic side effects or by-products that affect an uninvolved third party; can
be negative or positive
