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IB Biology HL 3.2.15 Zoonoses Question Bank

Practise IB Biology HL 3.2.15 by analysing how infectious diseases transfer from animal hosts to humans.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Identify the term zoonosis for an infectious disease transferred from another species.
  • Analyse animal-to-human transmission pathways and reservoir-host evidence.

C3.2.15—Zoonoses question 1

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The table shows the number of amino acids that are different in the sequences of the protein FOXP2 from a human compared with four other primate species.

Table for Question C3.2.15—Zoonoses question 1 — IB Biology HL

Some infectious diseases in humans are caused by viruses that originated in other primates.

State the term used for an infectious disease that can transfer from other species to humans.

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