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AP Environmental Science: Population Activism Unit Test Practice

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Chapters 6, Chapter 14.3-5, Chapter 17, Chapter 21, Chapter 22, Chapter 23,
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Question 1

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Risk assessment is
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  • the probability of suffering harm from a hazard that can cause injury, disease, death, economic loss, or damage.
  • deciding whether or how to reduce a particular risk to a certain level and at what cost.
  • the scientific process of using statistical methods to estimate how much harm a particular hazard can cause to human health or to the environment.
  • a mathematical statement about how likely it is that harm will be suffered from a hazard.

Question 2

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HIV is considered a/an
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  • communicable disease.
  • all of the choices
  • transmissible disease.
  • infectious disease.

Question 3

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One major problem of infectious diseases is that they
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  • can be spread by so many pathways: water, food, and body fluids.
  • are so incredibly difficult to identify.
  • are very difficult to treat.
  • are often misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated.

Question 4

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Causing the deaths of many children under the age of five by dehydration, this disease is
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  • HIV.
  • diphtheria.
  • diarrhea.
  • hepatitis.

Question 5

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Ethyl alcohol, found in alcoholic beverages, can cause harm or birth defects to a fetus or embryo. Because of its effects, it is called both a toxic chemical and a
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  • carcinogen.
  • teratogen.
  • mutagen.
  • all of the choices

Question 6

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A global strategy to slow the spread of AIDS (according to the World Health Organization) has this priority:
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  • provide HIV testing for people in high-risk groups.
  • reduce the number of new infections below the number of deaths.
  • concentrate on those most likely to spread the disease.
  • all of the choices

Question 7

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Chemicals that specifically harm the human nervous system are called
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  • teratogens.
  • mutagens.
  • toxic chemicals.
  • neurotoxins.

Question 8

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Hormonally active agents (HAAs)
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  • are hormone mimics that can disrupt or impair reproductive systems and sexual development.
  • are beneficial chemicals found in nature that enhance healthy endocrine systems.
  • are substances produced by the body that enhance healthy endocrine systems.
  • have been identified as ingredients in plastic toys; U.S. researchers are in agreement that these toys are a threat, so all such products are no longer being produced.

Question 9

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Toxicology is
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  • the manufacture of toxic chemicals for pesticides and herbicides.
  • the study of the harmful effects of chemicals on humans.
  • the study of toxic chemicals and their structure.
  • all of the choices

Question 10

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Several factors can affect the level of harm caused by a chemical. Which is not one of these?
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  • biological magnification
  • solubility
  • state of health
  • persistence

Question 11

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A person is exposed to a certain substance and feels an immediate reaction. Her reaction is
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  • clearly dependent on the toxicity of the chemical she was exposed to.
  • called a chronic reaction.
  • called an acute reaction.
  • clearly dependent on the dose she was exposed to.

Question 12

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Animal testing is giving way to cheaper, faster, and more humane methods. Which is not one of these?
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  • cultures skin tests on human volunteers
  • testing individual animal cells
  • testing chicken membranes
  • computer simulations and testing with tissue

Question 13

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All natural chemicals are safe.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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The greatest risk in life is
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  • lifestyle choices.
  • toxic chemicals.
  • running an assembly line on a factory floor.
  • poverty.

Question 15

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It has been said that most people don't know how to evaluate risks. Which of the following has the highest risk associated with it?
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  • being killed by a gun
  • smoking one pack of cigarettes per day
  • motorcycling
  • being struck by lightning

Question 16

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In order to test the effects of potentially harmful chemicals, experiments often
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  • use animals in place of people. The results are then applied to humans.
  • use people, but use extremely low doses of the chemicals.
  • use safe chemicals that have similar properties as those of the potentially harmful chemicals.
  • rely solely on computer simulations.

Question 17

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Generally, there is no waste in nature.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Wastes that threaten human health or the environment because they are poisonous, dangerously chemically reactive, corrosive, or flammable are
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  • industrial wastes.
  • solid wastes.
  • hazardous wastes.
  • municipal wastes.
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