Ecosystems and Food Webs
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What is the environment defined as?

  • Only the living organisms
  • Only the natural surroundings
  • Everything that surrounds us, including external influences and conditions (correct)
  • The immediate living space

Under which ministry was the Environmental Health Unit (EHU) originally established?

  • Ministry of Environment
  • Ministry of Sanitation
  • Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
  • Ministry of Health (correct)

What is the term used to describe the interconnected network of different food chains?

  • Food chain
  • Habitat
  • Food-web (correct)
  • Ecosystem

What is the primary focus of hygiene?

<p>Personal cleanliness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a link in the food-web is destroyed?

<p>It has an adverse impact on the other or the entire system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do bacteria play in the ecosystem?

<p>They aid in decomposing the dead (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the EHSU dependent on for funding?

<p>District Assembly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the services of the EHSU delivered?

<p>At the assembly level (Metro/Municipal/District) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would have happened to plants if animals did not exist?

<p>They would have organized themselves out of existence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of carbon not being released by animals eating plants?

<p>Coal is formed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of environmental health issues?

<p>They have a substantial impact on productivity and cut across several sectors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of animals in the ecosystem according to the text?

<p>They release carbon by eating plants (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is environmental sanitation mainly concerned with?

<p>Control of environmental factors that form links in disease transmission (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of ecological sanitation?

<p>Recycling nutrients from human and animal wastes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of environmental health?

<p>Assessing and controlling environmental factors that can potentially affect health (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the World Health Organization's definition of environmental health?

<p>All physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between environmental health and hygiene and sanitation?

<p>Environmental health is broader in scope than hygiene and sanitation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the key phrases in the World Health Organization's definition of environmental health?

<p>Environmental factors and potentially affect health (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary requirement for enjoying good health?

<p>Living in a clean, safe and healthy environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Benarde, what is humanity's relationship with the environment?

<p>One unit in a comprehensive system of dynamic interdependencies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of environmental health?

<p>Quality of life and health (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can human activities lead to?

<p>Both positive and negative environmental impacts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between environmental factors and health?

<p>Environmental factors have a significant impact on health (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the quality of life and health?

<p>Environmental factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern of personal hygiene?

<p>Hygiene of body and clothing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of human waste disposal?

<p>Proper excreta disposal and liquid waste management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of vector control?

<p>Control of mammals and arthropods that transmit disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of food hygiene?

<p>Food safety and wholesomeness throughout production and consumption (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key component of healthful housing?

<p>Physiological needs, protection against disease and accidents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of institutional hygiene?

<p>Communal hygiene in schools, prisons, health facilities, and refugee camps (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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