Environmental Changes and Emerging Diseases Reading Worksheet | Biology | Grades 9–12

Environmental Changes and Emerging Diseases Reading Worksheet is a reading passage with comprehension questions for high school Biology (grades 9–12) on Environmental Changes and Emerging Diseases (chapter: Biodiversity).

Pairs with: Biodiversity Slide Show Presentation; Biodiversity Guided Notes; Biodiversity Lesson Quiz; Biodiversity Unit Test.

Sample item: “2. What is a zoonotic pathogen, and what percentage of EIDs do they represent?”

What's inside: Environmental Changes and Emerging Diseases (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,735 words, 8 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-LS4-6 — Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity. HS-LS2-7 — Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.

Resource type: Reading Worksheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Assign as a reading for class or homework, then discuss the questions. Built for high school Biology, grades 9–12.

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