NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE

HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person’s age, sex, weight, health issues, and genetic makeup influence how he or she responds to
A
risk assessment
B
natural disasters
C
antibiotic resistance
D
environmental hazards
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -d. environmental hazards. The answer is D. Environmental hazards are different factors or substances which may harm an individual based on their age, weight or genetic makeup.

Detailed explanation-2: -People respond differently to environmental hazards due to individual differences such as age, sex, weight, health issues, and genetic makeup. Risk assessment is the process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Risk assessment is an estimate of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to certain health hazards, esp. pollutants in the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Toxicology is the study of how poisonous substances affect an organism’s health. Toxicology depends on what the substance is and how much substance is needed to cause harm.

Detailed explanation-5: -The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response, such as death or disease, is known as.. Which of the following is an example of a social hazard that cannot easily be controlled? Pollution from a factory near your school. Epidemiology deals primarily with what type of hazards?

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