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- 4. The development and use of technology _____ poses ethical issues.
- 5. Sanitation measures such as the use of sewers, landfills, quarantines, and safe food handling are important in controlling the spread of organisms that ___________.
- 6. The management of waste produced by technological systems is an important _____ issue.
- 8. Knowledge gained from _________________ has a direct effect on the development of technological products and systems.
- 11. Advances and innovations in medical technologies are used to improve ______.
- 13. Decisions to develop and use ______ often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.
- 15. Technologies can be used to _____ the damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems.
- 16. Systems _____ because they have faulty or poorly matched parts, and use used in ways that exceed what was intended by the design, or were poorly designed to begin with.
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- 1. The environment may contain dangerous levels of substances that are harmful to human beings. Therefore, the good health of individuals requires _____ the soil, air, and water and taking steps to keep them safe.
- 2. Social and cultural priorities and values are _____ reflected in technological devices.
- 3. The use of technology affects humans in various ways, including safety, choices, and attitudes about technology's __________.
- 7. Technology, by itself, is neither good nor bad, but decisions about the use of ______ can result in desirable or undesirable consequences.
- 9. Technological advances in agriculture ____ the time and number of people required to produce food for a large population.
- 10. A wide range of ______ equipment and practices is used to improve the production of food, fiber, fuel, and other products and in the care of animals.
- 12. All technologies shave _____ other than those intended by the design, some of which may have been predictable and some not.
- 14. Political, economic and ____ issues influence the development and use of technology.