FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -89 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: 84. What are two common diseases that result from protein deficiencies?

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Marasmus and kwashiorkor

Question 2: 30. Morbidity is another word for

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Illness

Question 3: 85. Famines are most often serious when there is

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Armed conflict and political oppression.

Question 4: 27. Humans use pesticides

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because, like other organisms, they are competing with other species for food and survival and to maintain yields and protect crops from insect outbreaks.

Question 5: 25. Which of the following usually has the MOST intensive use of pesticides?

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A golf course Question 6: 46. People who subsist on starchy foods, such as cassava, potatoes, and white rice

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Often receive insufficient protein

Question 7: 17. Increases in maize and soy production have led to __

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an increased consumption of meat.

Question 8: 47. How many substances is the EPA responsible for monitoring?

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275

Question 9: 90. Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by exposure to a(n)

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Teratogen Question 10: 42. In developed countries, the most recent increases in agricultural productivity have come from

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Irrigation, increased ferilization, and new crop varieties Question 11: 87. People can suffer malnourishment if they consume large amounts of ___ instead of __

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Fat and sugar, vitamins and protein

Question 12: 7. What is the correct order of the soil horizons from top down?

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0,A, E, B

Question 13: 70. Worldwide, traditional, and native varieties of food crops have revolution varieties.

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Been widely replaced by new varieties

Question 14: 5. Rill erosion can lead to

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Gully erosion

Question 15: 16. Inorganic pesticides are generally

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Highly toxic and remain in the soil for a long time

Question 16: 86. MRSA is an example of

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antibiotic resistant bacteria

Question 17: 68. Chronic effects of a toxic response

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Can last a long time or be permanent

Question 18: 64. A broad-spectrum biocide is designed to kill

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A wide range of living organisms

Question 19: 58. Biomagnification is a concentration of toxins

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within cells of predators as they consume and store the toxins that were in the bodies of their prey.

Question 20: 73. Highly persistent toxic chemicals

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Retain their toxicity as they cycle through the food chain and environment

Question 21: 51. Integrated pest management utilizes

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an ecologically-based approach to pest management

Question 22: 20. Examples of ways that pesticide use can be reduced include

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crop rotation and biological control.Question 23: 55. Pest resurgence is part of the problem of pesticide resistance and happens when a pest organism

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That is tolerant to the pesticide survives and produces tolerant offspring

Question 24: 3. Vitamin A deficiencies are associated with

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Blindness Question 25: 13. _______ , rather than ______ , are becoming the leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide.

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Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease; infectious diseases such as malaria Question 26: 79. The richest fanning soils that form under the grasslands of central North America and under moist deciduous forests are the

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Mollisols and alfisols Question 27: 9. Below a caloric intake of ___ kcal per day, on average, a person is considered chronically undernourished.

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2,200

Question 28: 83. Radiation can act as a mutagen because it

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Damages genetic material in cells