Pathogens & Infectious Diseases (College Board AP® Environmental Science): Exam Questions

Malaria

Tuberculosis

Mesothelioma

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Human immune systems are weakening over time, making populations more susceptible to new diseases.

The spread of diseases is unrelated to climate change and is primarily caused by increased global travel.

As climate zones shift, natural predators of disease-carrying organisms become more abundant, leading to a decrease in disease transmission.

Warmer temperatures and increased humidity create favorable conditions for disease-carrying organisms to survive and reproduce in previously unsuitable regions.

Insect vectors carry the disease-causing pathogen, but do not develop the disease themselves

Insect vectors are immune to the diseases they carry and do not transmit them to humans.

Insect vectors develop the disease and then transmit it to humans through their bites.

Insect vectors prevent the spread of diseases by killing pathogens before transmission.

Applying insect repellent only during the day

Eliminating standing water 

Increasing urbanization in mosquito-prone areas

Ignoring mosquito control programs in endemic areas

By directly causing illness in humans

By providing a habitat for bacteria

By transporting pathogens from one individual to another

By preventing the immune system from functioning properly