Wildlife Disease Ecology of Animal mcqs

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) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Chronic disease
Answer: B) Epidemic disease

2. Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to the spread of wildlife diseases?
A) Habitat destruction
B) Climate change
C) Genetic diversity
D) Human activity
Answer: C) Genetic diversity

3. What is the term for the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in wildlife populations?
A) Wildlife epidemiology
B) Conservation biology
C) Population ecology
D) Animal behavior
Answer: A) Wildlife epidemiology

4. Which of the following is NOT a type of wildlife disease transmission?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: D) Social transmission

5. What term describes a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Chronic disease
Answer: C) Zoonotic disease

6. Which of the following factors can contribute to the emergence of wildlife diseases?
A) Habitat preservation
B) Decreased human activity
C) Climate stability
D) Urbanization and habitat fragmentation
Answer: D) Urbanization and habitat fragmentation

7. What is the term for a disease that is constantly present within a population or geographical area?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Chronic disease
Answer: A) Endemic 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
Answer: C) Ability to transmit the disease to humans

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
Answer: D) Epidemic

10. Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence the susceptibility of wildlife to disease?
A) Genetic diversity
B) Age structure of the population
C) Environmental conditions
D) Human population density
Answer: D) Human population density

11. What is the term for the proportion of individuals in a population that are infected with a particular disease at a specific point in time?
A) Prevalence
B) Incidence
C) Mortality rate
D) Case fatality rate
Answer: A) Prevalence

12. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus and primarily affects mammals, including bats and humans?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Rabies
D) Lyme disease
Answer: C) Rabies

13. What term describes the movement of individuals or populations of animals away from areas of disease outbreak?
A) Emigration
B) Immigration
C) Dispersal
D) Migration
Answer: A) Emigration

14. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: C) Salmonellosis

15. What is the term for the study of the factors that influence the spread of diseases within wildlife populations?
A) Disease ecology
B) Conservation biology
C) Wildlife management
D) Animal behavior
Answer: A) Disease ecology

16. Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan parasite and primarily affects amphibians?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Chytridiomycosis
D) Lyme disease
Answer: C) Chytridiomycosis

17. What is the term for a disease that persists at low levels within a population or geographical area?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Chronic disease
Answer: D) Chronic disease

18. Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungus and primarily affects amphibians?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Chytridiomycosis
D) Salmonellosis
Answer: C) Chytridiomycosis

19. What term describes the process by which a disease is introduced into a new population or geographical area?
A) Endemism
B) Epidemic
C) Outbreak
D) Introduction
Answer: D) Introduction

20. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: C) Salmonellosis

21. What is the term for a disease that occurs sporadically and unpredictably within a population or geographical area?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Epizootic disease
Answer: D) Epizootic disease

22. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: C) Salmonellosis

23. What term describes the process by which animals become infected with a disease after contact with an infected individual or contaminated environment?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: C) Indirect contact transmission

24. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: A) Avian flu

25. What is the term for a disease that affects multiple species within a community or ecosystem?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Multi-host disease
Answer: D) Multi-host disease

26. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: B) West Nile virus

27. What term describes the process by which animals become infected with a disease through the bite of an infected arthropod, such as a mosquito or tick?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: A) Vector-borne transmission

28. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects mammals, including humans and other primates?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Lyme disease
Answer: D) Lyme disease

29. What term describes the process by which animals become infected with a disease through close contact with an infected individual, such as grooming or mating?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: B) Direct contact transmission

30. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects mammals, including humans and other primates?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Lyme disease
Answer: D) Lyme disease

31. What is the term for a disease that affects a particular species within a community or ecosystem?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Host-specific disease
Answer: D) Host-specific disease

32. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects mammals, including humans and other primates?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Lyme disease
Answer: D) Lyme disease

33. What term describes the process by which animals become infected with a disease through close contact with an infected individual, such as grooming or mating?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: B) Direct contact transmission

34. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: A) Avian flu

35. What is the term for a disease that affects multiple species within a community or ecosystem?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Multi-host disease
Answer: D) Multi-host disease

36. Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects mammals, including humans and other primates?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Lyme disease
Answer: D) Lyme disease

37. What term describes the process by which animals become infected with a disease through the bite of an infected arthropod, such as a mosquito or tick?
A) Vector-borne transmission
B) Direct contact transmission
C) Indirect contact transmission
D) Social transmission
Answer: A) Vector-borne transmission

38. What is the term for the proportion of new cases of a disease occurring in a population over a specific period of time?
A) Prevalence
B) Incidence
C) Mortality rate
D) Case fatality rate
Answer: B) Incidence

39. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus and primarily affects birds, but can also infect humans and other mammals?
A) Avian flu
B) West Nile virus
C) Salmonellosis
D) Chytridiomycosis
Answer: A) Avian flu

40. What is the term for a disease that affects multiple species within a community or ecosystem?
A) Endemic disease
B) Epidemic disease
C) Zoonotic disease
D) Multi-host disease
Answer: D) Multi-host disease

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