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Env. Sci. Chapter 20 Section 2 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

organism in or on which a disease causing organism lives

a)

pathogen

b)

host

c)

vector

d)

cross-species transfer

2.

previously unknown cause of disease

a)

pathogen

b)

host

c)

vector

d)

emerging virus

3.

transmits a disease-causing organism to people

a)

pathogen

b)

host

c)

vector

d)

emerging virus

4.

organism that causes disease

a)

pathogen

b)

host

c)

vector

d)

emerging virus

5.

movement from one kind of organism to another

a)

host

b)

vector

c)

pathogen

d)

cross-species transfer

6.

Pollution alters the environment, encouraging pathogens to breed. Which disease is caused indirectly by pollution?

a)

AIDS

b)

Ebola

c)

Cholera

d)

Influenza

7.

Most infectious diseases are transmitted through

a)

water

b)

air

c)

soil

d)

people

8.

What environmental change may increase the areas where malaria occurs?

a)

draining wetlands

b)

soil erosion

c)

destroying habitats

d)

climate change

9.

Which of the following is an environmental change that may result in more pathogens making a cross-species transfer to humans?

a)

polluting water

b)

soil erosion

c)

destroying habitats

d)

climate change

10.

Human immunodeficiency virus is considered an emerging virus because it

a)

had been controlled until recently.

b)

was previously unknown.

c)

developed from two other viruses.

d)

has become resistant to antibiotics.