Concept Review
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase
a. toxicology
b. dose
c.dose-response curve
d. epidemiology
e.risk assessment
f.particulates
g.pathogen
h. host
i.vector
j.emerging virus
_____1.organism that causes disease
_____2.study of the harmful effects of substances on organisms
_____3.study of the spread of disease
_____4.particles in the air that are small enough to breathe into the lungs
_____5.amount of a particular chemical to which a person is exposed
_____6.transmitter of a disease to people
_____7.organism in which a pathogen lives all or part of its life
_____8.estimate of the risk posed by an action or substance
_____9.previously unknown cause of disease
_____ 10. shows the relative effect of various doses of a drug or chemical on an organism
INTERPRETING OBSERVATIONS
Read the following paragraph, and answer the questions below.
West Nile virus is an emerging virus that infects humans, horses, and birds, as well as other animals. Mosquitoes are the vector for West Nile virus. In 2001, there had never been a case of West Nile virus in any human or other animal in Illinois, although birds on the East Coast of the United States had been found with the virus the year before. By the end of summer in 2002, many humans, birds, and horses had been infected.
11.What makes West Nile virus an emerging virus?
______
______
______
______
______
12.How do you think the West Nile virus got to Illinois and infected humans? Explain your answer.
______
______
______
______
______
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a.markets
b.Earth Summit of 1992
c.economics
d.The Population Bomb
e.Silent Spring
f.globalization
g.lobbying
h.recycling
i.voting
j.economic incentive
k.Kyoto Protocol
l.EIS
m.environmental problems
n.economic growth
o.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
p.Theodore Roosevelt
_____1.when environmental and social conditions are linked worldwide
_____2.allows individuals to affect environmental policy
_____3.increase in the flow of money and products within a market
_____4.document that assesses the environmental impact of projects or policies
_____5.resulted in Agenda 21—a plan to address a range of environmental issues while allowing economic growth
_____6.enforces Endangered Species Act
_____7.self-contained economic systems
_____8.organized attempt to influence lawmakers’ decisions
_____9.payment for actions that benefit society
_____ 10. Economists view these as market failures.
_____11.the study of the choices people make as they use and distribute limited resources
_____ 12. leader in the conservation of natural areas
_____ 13. resulted in an agreement to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases
_____ 14. Paul Ehrlich was its author.
_____ 15. something individuals can do to help the environment
_____ 16. Rachel Carson was its author.