University:
Arizona State University
Course:
ASB/BIO 250 | Introduction to Evolutionary Medicine
Academic year:

2024
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Angelina B.

Arizona State University ASB/BIO 250: Introduction to Evolutionary Medicine Module Quiz: 4 Question 1: Multiple Choice: High virulence pathogens like cholera would have been very common and spread well in highly dispersed hunter gatherer populations A. False, population densities were too low B. Trick question, there is no such disease as cholera, it is made up C. No answer text is provided D. True, cholera has always been a fast killer of people Answer: False, population densities were too low Question 2: True False: Zoonotic diseases are usually very low virulence in humans and do not cause many fatalities A. True B. False Answer: False Question 3: Multiple Choice: The virulence transmission trade off is A. There is no trade off B. Virulence always increases Transmission rates C. When the virulence of a pathogen impacts the host ability to spread the pathogen D. The two fold cost of males Answer: When the virulence of a pathogen impacts the host ability to spread the pathogen Arizona State University Question 4: Multiple Choice: The two fold cost of males are that 1) Asexual females can reproduce faster, and 2) ... A. In sexual reproduction you only pass on one tenth your genes B. Men are not good at lactation C. In sexual reproduction you only pass on half your genes D. In sexual reproduction you only pass on one quater your genes Answer: In sexual reproduction you only pass on half your genes Question 5: Multiple Choice: Comensal relationships are where: A. Both organisms pay a cost B. Both organisms benefit C. One organism benefits, and the other is hurt D. One organism benefits from the other without impacting the other Answer: One organism benefits from the other without impacting the other