PUBH 6011 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PUBH 6011unit 2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are the Hadley cells and why are there rainforests near the equator? - Answer-Six cells around the earth in a slinky coil with airflow from around the ocean and down to the equator bringing in humidified air in a circular pattern. This is why there are rain forests at the equator. Equatorial sun heats ocean - humidified air, the hot air rises and cools, water vapor condenses from colder air and then it rains à leads to rain forests ...

PUBH 6011 Week 6 Exam with Complete Solutions Microbes - Answer-microscopic organisms, most microbes are not pathogens but some are, we need a microscope to view them all. three kingdoms (domains) - Answer-bacteria, archaea, eukarya Microbiome - Answer-all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body, the microbiome is more medically accessible and more manipulable than the human genome. Many are beneficial. uses for microbes - Answer-we make ferme...

PUBH 6011 Final Exam 2024 Questions and Answers All Correct What are the 4 steps of an environmental risk assessment? - Answer-1. Hazard identification: which adverse effect? 2. Dose-response evaluation: how much does it take for adverse affect? 3. Exposure assessment: how much do people take in? 4. Risk characterization: estimate the magnitude of risk and uncertainty What are the biological mechanisms of digestion? - Answer-(Big Flow Chart with Ingestion, Inhalation, and Dermal contac...

PUBH 6011 Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers Concentrating solar power - Answer-type of solar power that focuses the sun's energy to boil water and sends it through a traditional steam turbine Which form of energy was used more than any other until the 1960's? - Answer-coal Do traditional oil or shale oil have higher EROI? - Answer-traditional How much natural gas in the US comes from hydraulic fracturing? - Answer-66% What was the pre industrial concentration of CO2? ...

PUBH 6011 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ The type of solar power that focuses the sun's energy to boil water and sending the steam through a traditional steam turbine is called__________. a. Photovoltaic Solar Power b. Solar Steam Power c. Concentrating Solar Power d. This technology does not exist - Answer-c. Concentrating Solar Power Up until about 1960, which form of energy was used more than any other ? a. Petroleum b. Coal c. Natural Gas - Answer-b. Coal Compared to his...

PUBH 6011 Test Questions with All Correct Answers When was the EPA established? - Answer-1970, by President Richard Nixon Valley of the Drums - Answer-Near Louisville, KY where 17,000 drums (paint) dumped openly over 13 acres; outlawed in 1980 w/ CERCLA Love Canal - Answer-A neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, which became the subject of national and international attention, controversy, and eventual environmental notoriety following the discovery of 21,000 tons of toxic waste bur...

PUBH 6011 Final Test with Complete Solutions Protein Synthesis - Answer-DNA to mRNA via Transcription in the nucleus of the cell. RNA to protein via translation in the ribosomes . tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosmes in the correct sequence Mutagens - Answer-pollutants in the environment that enter the body and directly change your DNA sequence Gene-gene interactions - Answer-Pollutants that affect the functioning of one gene that directly affect the functioning of another gene Po...

PUBH 6011 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers Understand the major function of cells - Answer-Cell differentiation: in bone marrow, adult stem cell can reproduce and splits to either myeloid or lymphoid progenitor, which can then differentiate into many kinds of cells Homeostasis and cell injury: many adverse biological effects occur when cells are damaged, damage can be to any part of the cell, causes can be infectious agents, oxygen deprivation, trauma, chemicals, nutritional imbala...

PUBH 6011 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Explain how energy influences human health - Answer-Energy is essential for human health, well-being and comfort: greater energy is associated with better health Example: infant mortality improvs up to levels of about 2,000 to 3,000 kg of oil equivalent per person per year, but beyond that, rising energy use is not associated with further health improvement Figures 14.1 and 14.2 Fuel ladder - Answer-With greater prosperity and te...