Deck 11: Nurture Nature: Environmental Health

Question 1

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 resulted in the establishment of an exclusion zone due to the presence of _______, which has a half-life of 30 years. Thus, it will be more than 300 years before the exclusion zone is inhabitable by humans.

A) radium
B) cesium
C) indium
D) technetium

Answer 1

B

Question 2

List the four sources of energy.

Answer 2

Fossil fuels, wind, solar, nuclear

Question 3

Place the following major sources of energy in the United States in order of high to low usage: nuclear, wind, natural gas, petroleum.

Answer 3

Natural gas, nuclear, wind, petroleum

Question 4

Explain how the Environmental Working Group (EWG) develops its lists of the Dirty Dozen^TM and the Clean Fifteen^TM?

Question 5

Identify four actions you can take to reduce your use of plastic.

Question 6

List three actions you can take to help the environment.

Question 7

Briefly describe the Produce Traceability Initiative.

Question 8

What is a greenhouse gas?

Question 9

Match the vector to the appropriate disease.
-Mosquito

A) Malaria
B) Schistosomiasis
C) River blindness (onchocerciasis)
D) Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Question 10

Match the vector to the appropriate disease.
-Water snail

A) Malaria
B) Schistosomiasis
C) River blindness (onchocerciasis)
D) Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Question 11

Match the vector to the appropriate disease.
-Black fly

A) Malaria
B) Schistosomiasis
C) River blindness (onchocerciasis)
D) Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Question 12

Match the vector to the appropriate disease.
-Triatomine bug

A) Malaria
B) Schistosomiasis
C) River blindness (onchocerciasis)
D) Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Question 13

Match the term with the correct definition.
-Bioaccumulation

A) Accumulation of a chemical in the tissues of an organism as a result of direct exposure to the surrounding medium. It does not include dietary intake.
B) Accumulation of chemicals in the tissue of organisms through any route, including respiration, ingestion, or direct contact.
C) Process whereby the tissue concentration of a contaminant increase as it passes up the food chain.

Question 14

Match the term with the correct definition.
-Bioconcentration

A) Accumulation of a chemical in the tissues of an organism as a result of direct exposure to the surrounding medium. It does not include dietary intake.
B) Accumulation of chemicals in the tissue of organisms through any route, including respiration, ingestion, or direct contact.
C) Process whereby the tissue concentration of a contaminant increase as it passes up the food chain.

Question 15

Match the term with the correct definition.
-Biomagnification

A) Accumulation of a chemical in the tissues of an organism as a result of direct exposure to the surrounding medium. It does not include dietary intake.
B) Accumulation of chemicals in the tissue of organisms through any route, including respiration, ingestion, or direct contact.
C) Process whereby the tissue concentration of a contaminant increase as it passes up the food chain.