Question

Read this excerpt from "A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change." Climate change might allow some infectious diseases to spread. As winter temperatures increase, ticks and mosquitoes that carry diseases can survive longer throughout the year and expand their ranges, putting more people at risk. One big concern is malaria, a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes in many hot, humid parts of the world. What can people do about it? People should take common-sense steps to avoid tick and mosquito bites, and communities can take actions to control mosquitoes, such as removing sources of standing water. It's also important for doctors to know the symptoms of diseases that could be spreading to new areas so they can diagnose and treat their patients. Based on the excerpt, what conclusion can be drawn about standing water? Standing water can increase the mosquito population. Standing water can increase the tick population. Standing water can decrease the mosquito population. Standing water can decrease the tick population.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.  Standing water can increase the mosquito population

Explanation:

A conclusion refers to a thought or idea that is stated based on the details and information provided in the text, which often requires summarizing and analyzing the details to create an idea based on them. In the text presented, the author explains ticks and mosquitos population, which carry diseases, are able to survive during all the year as the result of rising temperatures, and therefore they represent a considerable risk. Also, the author states malaria is one of the diseases spread by mosquitos and state there are some ways to prevent this, including removing sources of standing water.

This means standing water is a cause of mosquito population increase and therefore it also increases malaria cases. Thus, it can be concluded based on the details provided in the text that standing water can increase the mosquito population as the author explains removing this type of water malaria cases are reduced and malaria is mainly caused by mosquitos.