Safety in Science — Unit test Answers

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3

After World War II, people began living in suburban areas. How might the movement of people from cities to suburbs be related to the development of pesticides by chemists?

A
Pesticides were needed in urban areas for pests that moved into abandoned apartments, such as ants, bees, and other insects.
B
Pesticides were used to help convert farmland into lawns and to rid new homes and neighborhoods of insects.
C
Pesticides were needed to kill foreign species of insects that were carried into the country on the clothing and military equipment of troops returning from war.
D
Pesticides were developed in suburban factories, so the sale of pesticides was heavily promoted to bring more money to the factories.
4

Advances in technology have helped many industries, including agriculture. Which agricultural application is most likely to be affected by new advances in DNA technology from the Human Genome Project?

A
a researcher who is investigating selective breeding of livestock
B
a farmer who is planning a harvest schedule for genetically modified crops
C
a plant scientist who is modifying the genetic information of crop plants in a laboratory
D
a conservationist who wants to find water sources in drought-prone places
5

Which situation would an epidemiologist most likely study?

A
a serious disease outbreak that infects hundreds of people
B
a genetic disease that was discovered while researching the human genome
C
the conservation of forests in the Rocky Mountains
D
the legal protection of endangered species in the United States
6

What was the result of the development of antibiotics by microbiologists on the outcome of World War II?

A
increase in financial contributions for the war effort
B
decrease in death from wound-related infections
C
increase in access to chemical warfare
D
decrease in contamination of military food supply
7

A preference for working outdoors may be helpful if Lakeesha wants to become a __________, but not if she wants to become a __________.

A
conservationist; sonographer
B
geneticist; environmental lawyer
C
food scientist; epidemiologist
D
lab technologist; marine biologist
8

Since the early 2000s, careers in the field of genetics have grown at a rapid pace. Which of these is a probable cause for this explosion of available and expanding jobs?

A
the strong US economy
B
the discovery of penicillin
C
the completion of the Human Genome Project
D
the increased concern about environmental issues
9

Greg is an epidemiologist and was assigned a new project. Which could most likely be his new project?

A
the effect of air travel on the incidence of flu transmission
B
the effect of legalizing gender selection of offspring
C
the effect of obesity on the ability to clearly image organs
D
the effect of air scrubbers on the air quality in a textile factory
10

If Jacob is interested in a career that helps preserve natural resources such as land, air, and water, which government agency might he apply to work for?

A
National Institutes of Health
B
Environmental Protection Agency
C
Food and Drug Administration
D
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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