IB Biology HL C3.2.15 Zoonoses Questions

Explore the zoonosis definition and animal-reservoir transmission pathway in IB Biology HL C3.2.15.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Define a zoonosis as an infectious disease transferred from an animal or other species reservoir to humans.
  • Use rabies, tuberculosis, Japanese encephalitis or COVID-19 as examples and identify direct animal contact or vector-mediated transmission pathways.

IB Biology HL C3.2.15 Zoonoses Questions 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.

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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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