Science Quiz: Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases (Part I)
Unleash Your Knowledge: The Zoonosis Challenge
Test your understanding of zoonotic diseases and the impact of human activity on global ecosystems with our engaging quiz. This quiz explores the transmission of diseases from animals to humans, recent outbreaks, and the ecological factors that influence health.
- 11 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank formats
- Learn about the importance of wildlife in disease spread
1. The definition of Zoonosis is when a disease is transmitted to humans from animals.
True
False
2. From the New York TImes article, the Coronavirus was spread by what captured animal?
Frogs
Chimpanzees
Sheep
Bats
Belugas
3. What food type is a bat?
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Insectivore
4. How would you describe a Pangolin?
A small scaly mammal that looks like an armadillo wearing an pineapple
A small scaly mammal that looks like an armadillo wearing an artichoke
A small scaly mammal that looks like an armadillo wearing an coconut
A small scaly mammal that looks like an armadillo wearing aftershave
5. Through pathways of contagion linked to the trade and consumption of wildlife, the coronavirus journeyed from villages in rural China to the city of ____________. (Fill in the blank)
Wahun
Whuan
Wohan
Wuhan
6. Regardless of SARS-CoV-2’s precise trajectory, experts agree that Covid-19 is a _________________, a disease that jumped from animals to humans.
7. Zoonosis can be linked to what diseases/viruses? (Check the correct boxes)
SARS
Ebola
AIDS/HIV
Rabies
Mad Cow Disease
Pink Eye
West Nile Virus
Zika
8. Zoonotic pathogens typically seek us out as they stumble onto us by pure coincidence.
True
False
9. Does rapid urbanization, like what took place in China's Yunnan province where urban areas expanded into the countryside, create the spread of lethal viruses because it disturbs local ecosystems?
Yes
No
10. When human-caused ecological pressures and disruptions bring animal pathogens ever more into contact with human populations, it is called:
Overkill
Virus-load
Spillover
Covid-pressure
BONUS: On a 1 to 5 star rating (5 being the absolute worst), rate how human beings have transformed and impacted global ecosystems in such a short span of time.
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