ECU EHST 2110 Final Exam Study Guide | Environmental Health Science Review & Practice
Questions
to produce approximately 1 pound of beef, ____ pounds of grain are required. - ANS ✔✔7
what percentage of grain production goes into livestock feed? - ANS ✔✔36%
the minimum amount of energy required to power the human body for maintenance is known
as _____? - ANS ✔✔BMR
a diet of grains and vegetables can feed ___ times as many people as a diet rich in animal
protein. - ANS ✔✔4
in many developing countries, most at risk people for malnutrition are ______ because of
cultural and social practices - ANS ✔✔young girls
overall protein/calorie deprivation can cause _______. - ANS ✔✔Marasmus
______ is a malnutrition disease that is known to cause a protruding abdomen. - ANS
✔✔Kwashiorkor
the micronutrient deficiency that can lead to childhood blindness is ______. - ANS ✔✔vitamin a
beri beri is caused by lack of _____. - ANS ✔✔vitamin b
pellagra is caused by lack of ______. - ANS ✔✔niacin
scurvy is caused by lack of ______. - ANS ✔✔vitamin c
, what is the most common nutritional deficiency disease? - ANS ✔✔iron
a loss of good farm land can be attributed to urban development, erosion, and _____ - ANS
✔✔desertification and salinization
what is the single largest cause of deforestation? - ANS ✔✔clearing for agriculture
which state has teh largest expanse of wetlands? - ANS ✔✔alaska
________ is defined as land degradation in arid, semiarid, and dry sub-humid areas resulting
from various factors including climatic variation and human activities. - ANS ✔✔desertification
the greatest threat to biodiversity today is ______. - ANS ✔✔habitat destruction
the fish and wildlife service have designated ____ species as threatened or endangered. - ANS
✔✔1371
of the various activities contributing to soil degradation, none is more significant than _____. -
ANS ✔✔overgrazing
the deliberate addition of inferior or cheaper material to a supposedly pure food to stretch out
the supply and increase profits is termed _______. - ANS ✔✔adulteration
_______ offers hope for increasing the world's fish production - ANS ✔✔aquaculture
four reasons for the loss of currently productive farm land acreage include salinization, erosion,
desertification and ______. - ANS ✔✔urban development
Questions
to produce approximately 1 pound of beef, ____ pounds of grain are required. - ANS ✔✔7
what percentage of grain production goes into livestock feed? - ANS ✔✔36%
the minimum amount of energy required to power the human body for maintenance is known
as _____? - ANS ✔✔BMR
a diet of grains and vegetables can feed ___ times as many people as a diet rich in animal
protein. - ANS ✔✔4
in many developing countries, most at risk people for malnutrition are ______ because of
cultural and social practices - ANS ✔✔young girls
overall protein/calorie deprivation can cause _______. - ANS ✔✔Marasmus
______ is a malnutrition disease that is known to cause a protruding abdomen. - ANS
✔✔Kwashiorkor
the micronutrient deficiency that can lead to childhood blindness is ______. - ANS ✔✔vitamin a
beri beri is caused by lack of _____. - ANS ✔✔vitamin b
pellagra is caused by lack of ______. - ANS ✔✔niacin
scurvy is caused by lack of ______. - ANS ✔✔vitamin c
, what is the most common nutritional deficiency disease? - ANS ✔✔iron
a loss of good farm land can be attributed to urban development, erosion, and _____ - ANS
✔✔desertification and salinization
what is the single largest cause of deforestation? - ANS ✔✔clearing for agriculture
which state has teh largest expanse of wetlands? - ANS ✔✔alaska
________ is defined as land degradation in arid, semiarid, and dry sub-humid areas resulting
from various factors including climatic variation and human activities. - ANS ✔✔desertification
the greatest threat to biodiversity today is ______. - ANS ✔✔habitat destruction
the fish and wildlife service have designated ____ species as threatened or endangered. - ANS
✔✔1371
of the various activities contributing to soil degradation, none is more significant than _____. -
ANS ✔✔overgrazing
the deliberate addition of inferior or cheaper material to a supposedly pure food to stretch out
the supply and increase profits is termed _______. - ANS ✔✔adulteration
_______ offers hope for increasing the world's fish production - ANS ✔✔aquaculture
four reasons for the loss of currently productive farm land acreage include salinization, erosion,
desertification and ______. - ANS ✔✔urban development
