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Which of the following is true about environmental hazards to humans?
A)
Children are more at risk than adults because they take in more air per unit mass than adults.
B)
Adults are most at risk because they have the highest exposure to environmental hazards.
C)
Elderly people are most at risk because their immune systems do not perform efficiently.
D)
Children are least at risk because they have well functioning immune systems.
E)
Adults are most at risk because they take in more pollutants relative to their size than children.


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Answer: A)

Explanation:

Children are at a higher risk of suffering negative effects from environmental hazards than adults, because children do not have fully developed immune systems. In addition, children have a higher exposure to environmental hazards, because they spend more time outside, on average, than adults. Children also take in more air per unit mass than adults, which means that they also take in more pollutants relative to their size.