Air Pollution Is More Dangerous to the Public, but Toxic

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Multiple Choice

Air pollution is more dangerous to the public, but toxic waste generates more public uproar.Why?

• A)Those exposed to the health hazard posed by the toxic waste site are usually less sure that exposure has occurred.
• B)Those exposed to the health hazard posed by the toxic waste site are usually more sure that exposure has occurred.
• C)Fewer people cause air pollution than toxic waste.
• D)Fewer people are affected by air pollution than by toxic waste.
• E)Toxic waste causes more illness and death than air pollution does.

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Definitions:

Genetic Equilibrium

The condition of a population that is not undergoing evolutionary change (i.e., in which allele and genotype frequencies do not change from one generation to the next). See Hardy–Weinberg Principle.

Allele Frequencies

The proportion of various alleles of a gene in a population, which can change over time due to evolutionary pressures, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow.

MN Blood Type

A blood group system classifying human blood based on the presence or absence of the M and N antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Genotype Frequency

The proportion of a particular genotype in the population. Compare with allele frequency and phenotype frequency.