1. Question 40
2. Question 41Question 41
3. Question 42Question 42
4. Question 43Question 43
5. Question 44Question 44
6. Question 45Question 45
7. Question 46Question 46
8. Question 47Question 47
9. Question 48Question 48
10. Question 49Question 49
11. Question 50Question 50

1. 2 Points

1. Question 50

True or False? Infants are more likely to develop respiratory infections or die of SIDS when family members smoke in the home.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection

1. 2 Points

1. Question 49

True or False? Neurotoxins may be even more insidious than carcinogens because the damage they do may mimic common aspects of aging.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection

1. 2 Points

1. Question 48

Obese children are, for the first time, being diagnosed with what medical condition that was believed to occur almost exclusively in adults?

Hypertension

Hypercholesterolemia

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

1. 2 Points

1. Question 47

True or False? U.S. government policy subsidizes industrial agriculture, which produces high-calorie commodities at the expense of more nutritious produce.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection

1. 2 Points

1. Question 46

True or False? Males with fewer than 12 years of education are nearly twice as likely to be overweight than male college graduates.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection

1. 2 Points

1. Question 45

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requires what type of wastes to be accounted for "from cradle to grave" and there are criminal penalties for those who violate the laws?

Municipal wastes

Hazardous wastes

Industrial wastes

Agricultural wastes

1. 2 Points

1. Question 44

True or False? Legal disposal of hazardous wastes is expensive and no one knows how much illegal "midnight dumping" may actually go on today.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection

1. 2 Points

1. Question 43

The epidemic of birth defects in Minamata, Japan, caused by mercury contamination of the bay from an industrial source, is an extreme example of what type of cause of infant mortality?

Nutritional

Medical

Environmental

Social

1. 2 Points

1. Question 42

In the mid-1890s, the discovery of which of the following aroused great public excitement and led to extensive human exposures before the danger was recognized?

Gamma rays

X-rays

Natural radioactive materials

Radon gas

1. 2 Points

1. Question 41

Which of the following is the most visible form of air pollution?

Ozone

Lead

Sulfur dioxide

Particulate matter

1. 2 Points

1. Question 40

True or False? Until recently, Congress provided subsidies to tobacco growers and has been very reluctant to pass legislation opposed by the industry.

1. True

1. False

1. Clear selection