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#Question id: 9194


Zoonotic disease

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. describes sub-organismal pathogens such as viruses, viroids, and prions.
  2. is caused by pathogens that are transferred from other animals to humans by direct contact or by means of a vector.
  3. can only be spread from animals to humans through direct contact.
  4. can only be transferred from animals to humans by means of an intermediate host.
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#Question id: 9196

#Section 2: Evolution

If all individuals in the last remaining population of a particular frog species were all highly elated, which type of diversity would be of greatest concern when planning to prevent the species from going extinct?

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#Question id: 9197

#Section 2: Evolution

What is the biological significance of genetic diversity between populations?

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#Question id: 9198

#Section 2: Evolution

Tropical forests are being converted to farm or pasture land at an alarming rate, and one major focus is on the biodiversity and the impact to these ecosystems. What is a direct benefit to humans that helps explain why these forests need to be preserved?

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#Question id: 9199

#Section 2: Evolution

Ecosystem services include processes that increase the quality of the abiotic environment. Which of the following processes would fall under this category?

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#Question id: 9200

#Section 2: Evolution

During the inventory of bacterial genes present in the Sargasso Sea, a deep isolated area in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a research team concluded that at least 1,800 bacterial species were present. Based on what you might predict about the habitat structure of such an area, what kind of bacterial diversity would you expect to see in tropical coral reef waters?

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#Question id: 9202

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following statements regarding extinction is accurate?