Exam 1 Example Questions (@ short answer)

Question 1

True or False: Community ecology is the study of patterns and processes involving at least 2 species or organisms at a particular location.

Answer 1

True

Question 1

True or False: Multi-host diseases like influenza are excellent candidates for disease eradication

Answer 1

False

Question 2

“R0” is defined as which of the following?
A: The total number of infections that occur during an infectious disease outbreak
B: The rate of transmission for an infectious agent from infected to susceptible hosts
C: The mean number of secondary infections that a single infection will cause
D:A classification of the severity of a pandemic according to WHO guidelines

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Introduction of the Zika virus to the western hemisphere likely was the result of ____ (globalization/extermination) of the mosquito vector.

Answer 3

Globalization

Question 4

Zika was first detected in Brazil as a result of a surge in ____ (mosquito bites/infant microcephaly)

Answer 4

Infanct microcephaly

Question 5

An evolutionary analysis to reconstruct the spread of Zika found that it was probably introduced ____(earlier/later) than previously realized and as a result of ____(a single/multiple) introduction(s).

Answer 5

Earlier; A single