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environmental scienc
voc. words 1-15-15
Question | Answer |
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poisonous vapor or mist filled with particles from decomposed matter | Miasma Theory of Disease |
microorganisms that are too small to see without magnification | Germ Theory of Disease |
not caused by living organisms and are not contagious | non-transmissible disease |
caused by living organisms and are usually transmissible | infectious disease |
organisms that are made of many cells working together | multicellular |
organisms that consist of only one cell | unicellular |
cells without a nucleus and organelles | Prokaryote |
cells with both a nucleus and organelles | Eukaryote |
one not previously known or existed previously but has re-emerged | emergent disease |
the ability to survive after exposure | resistance |
slows down growth or destroys bacteria | antibiotics |
chemical that can cause temporary or permanent harm or death to a living organism | toxic |
chemical known to disrupt function of the brain, spinal chord, and other nerves | neurotoxin |
interfere with function of normal chemical messenger in the body | endocrine hormone disruptors |
have similar shapes to natural hormones and amplify their effects | Hormone mimics |
prevent natural hormones from attaching to their target organ | Hormone blockers |
measure of how harmful a substance is to the health of living organisms | toxicity |
do not degrade easily and are more likely to cause long-term effects | persistence |
as the substance passes up the food chain it accumulates at higher and more toxic levels | bioaccumulate |
percentage of the population killed by this dose is measured and graphed | mortality |
estimating the likeliness or severity of a specific hazard to human health | risk assessment |