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    The document provides definitions for 10 environmental science terms: health, disease, pollution, carcinogens, allergens, endocrine disruptors, mutagen, biomagnification, perchlorate, and synergism. Students are asked to match each term with its definition by writing the term in the space provided for 10 statements that define the terms.

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    The document provides definitions for 10 environmental science terms: health, disease, pollution, carcinogens, allergens, endocrine disruptors, mutagen, biomagnification, perchlorate, and synergism. Students are asked to match each term with its definition by writing the term in the space provided for 10 statements that define the terms.

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    The document provides definitions for 10 environmental science terms: health, disease, pollution, carcinogens, allergens, endocrine disruptors, mutagen, biomagnification, perchlorate, and synergism. Students are asked to match each term with its definition by writing the term in the space provided for 10 statements that define the terms.

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    The document provides definitions for 10 environmental science terms: health, disease, pollution, carcinogens, allergens, endocrine disruptors, mutagen, biomagnification, perchlorate, and synergism. Students are asked to match each term with its definition by writing the term in the space provided for 10 statements that define the terms.

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    Activity 4: Let`s Check

    Now that you have known the most essential terms in the study of environmental science.
    Let us try to check your understanding of these terms. In the space provided, write the
    terms, being asked in the following statements:

    Health 1. The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
    the absence of disease or infirmity.

    Disease 2. Refers to the impairment of an individual’s well-being and ability to


    function often due to poor adjustments between the individual and the
    environment.

    Pollution 3. Refers to the unwanted change in the environment caused by the


    introduction of harmful materials or the production of harmful conditions.

    Carcinogens 4. A toxin that increases the risks of cancer.

    Allergens 5. Refers to substances that activate the immune systems.

    Endocrine disruptors 6. It refers to chemicals that disrupt normal hormone functions.

    Mutagen 7. An agent which damage or alter genetic materials in cells.

    Biomagnification 8. It occurs when toxic burden of a large number of organisms at a lower


    trophic level is accumulated and concentrated by a predator in a higher
    trophic level.

    Perchlorate 9. A waterborne contaminant left over from propellants and rocket fuels.

    Synergism 10. An interaction in which one substance exacerbates the effects of


    another.

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