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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do bacteria play in the ecosystem?

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

    What is the EHSU dependent on for funding?

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

    Where are the services of the EHSU delivered?

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

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

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

    What is the primary focus of environmental health?

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

    What can human activities lead to?

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

    What determines the quality of life and health?

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

    What is the main concern of personal hygiene?

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

    What is the primary goal of human waste disposal?

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

    What is a key aspect of vector control?

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

    What is the primary focus of food hygiene?

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

    What is a key component of healthful housing?

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

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