Wildlife Disease Ecology of Animal mcqs January 8, 2026April 9, 2024 by u930973931_answers 40 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/40 Subscribe 1. What is the term for a disease that affects a large number of animals within a population or geographical area? (A) Endemic disease (B) Zoonotic disease (C) Epidemic disease (D) Chronic disease 2. Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to the spread of wildlife diseases? (A) Habitat destruction (B) Genetic diversity (C) Climate change (D) Human activity 3. What is the term for the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in wildlife populations? (A) Population ecology (B) Conservation biology (C) Wildlife epidemiology (D) Animal behavior 4. Which of the following is NOT a type of wildlife disease transmission? (A) Vector-borne transmission (B) Direct contact transmission (C) Social transmission (D) Indirect contact transmission 5. What term describes a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans? (A) Zoonotic disease (B) Epidemic disease (C) Endemic disease (D) Chronic disease 6. Which factor can contribute to the emergence of wildlife diseases? (A) Habitat preservation (B) Urbanization and habitat fragmentation (C) Climate stability (D) Decreased human activity 7. What is the term for a disease that is constantly present within a population or geographical area? (A) Epidemic disease (B) Endemic disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Chronic disease 8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a wildlife reservoir host? (A) High population density (B) Long lifespan (C) Ability to transmit the disease to humans (D) Resistance to the disease 9. What term describes the process by which a disease spreads rapidly through a population or geographical area? (A) Outbreak (B) Endemic (C) Pandemic (D) Epidemic 10. Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence wildlife susceptibility to disease? (A) Genetic diversity (B) Age structure (C) Environmental conditions (D) Human population density 11. What is the term for the proportion of individuals infected at a specific point in time? (A) Prevalence (B) Incidence (C) Mortality rate (D) Case fatality rate 12. Which viral disease primarily affects mammals, including bats and humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Lyme disease (D) Rabies 13. What term describes movement of animals away from areas of disease outbreak? (A) Immigration (B) Emigration (C) Dispersal (D) Migration 14. Which disease is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects birds but can infect humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Salmonellosis (D) Chytridiomycosis 15. What is the study of factors influencing disease spread in wildlife populations? (A) Wildlife management (B) Conservation biology (C) Disease ecology (D) Animal behavior 16. Which protozoan parasite disease primarily affects amphibians? (A) Chytridiomycosis (B) West Nile virus (C) Avian flu (D) Lyme disease 17. What term describes a disease that persists at low levels in a population? (A) Chronic disease (B) Epidemic disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Endemic disease 18. Which disease is fungal and primarily affects amphibians? (A) Chytridiomycosis (B) West Nile virus (C) Avian flu (D) Salmonellosis 19. What term describes introduction of a disease into a new population? (A) Endemism (B) Introduction (C) Outbreak (D) Epidemic 20. Which disease is caused by a bacterium and affects birds but also humans? (A) Avian flu (B) Salmonellosis (C) West Nile virus (D) Chytridiomycosis 21. What term describes a disease occurring sporadically and unpredictably? (A) Endemic disease (B) Epidemic disease (C) Epizootic disease (D) Zoonotic disease 22. Which disease is bacterial and affects birds but also humans? (A) Salmonellosis (B) West Nile virus (C) Avian flu (D) Chytridiomycosis 23. What describes infection after contact with contaminated environment? (A) Vector-borne transmission (B) Direct contact transmission (C) Social transmission (D) Indirect contact transmission 24. Which viral disease affects birds but can infect humans? (A) West Nile virus (B) Avian flu (C) Salmonellosis (D) Chytridiomycosis 25. What term describes a disease that affects multiple species in an ecosystem? (A) Endemic disease (B) Multi-host disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Epidemic disease 26. Which virus affects birds but can infect humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Salmonellosis (D) Chytridiomycosis 27. What term describes infection via arthropod bites? (A) Vector-borne transmission (B) Direct contact transmission (C) Indirect contact transmission (D) Social transmission 28. Which bacterial disease affects mammals including humans? (A) Avian flu (B) Lyme disease (C) Salmonellosis (D) West Nile virus 29. What describes infection via close contact (grooming/mating)? (A) Vector-borne transmission (B) Social transmission (C) Indirect contact transmission (D) Direct contact transmission 30. Which bacterial disease affects mammals including humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Salmonellosis (D) Lyme disease 31. What is the term for a disease that affects a particular species? (A) Endemic disease (B) Host-specific disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Epidemic disease 32. Which bacterial disease affects mammals including humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Lyme disease (D) Salmonellosis 33. What describes infection via close contact (grooming/mating)? (A) Vector-borne transmission (B) Social transmission (C) Indirect contact transmission (D) Direct contact transmission 34. Which viral disease affects birds but can infect humans? (A) Salmonellosis (B) West Nile virus (C) Avian flu (D) Chytridiomycosis 35. What term describes a disease affecting multiple species? (A) Multi-host disease (B) Epidemic disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Endemic disease 36. Which bacterial disease affects mammals including humans? (A) Avian flu (B) West Nile virus (C) Lyme disease (D) Salmonellosis 37. What describes infection via arthropod bites? (A) Direct contact transmission (B) Vector-borne transmission (C) Indirect contact transmission (D) Social transmission 38. What is the term for the proportion of new cases over a time period? (A) Prevalence (B) Incidence (C) Mortality rate (D) Case fatality rate 39. Which viral disease affects birds but can infect humans? (A) Chytridiomycosis (B) West Nile virus (C) Salmonellosis (D) Avian flu 40. What term describes a disease affecting multiple species in an ecosystem? (A) Multi-host disease (B) Epidemic disease (C) Zoonotic disease (D) Endemic disease