Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Impact of HIV

question 228

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the impact of HIV and AIDS is FALSE?

• A) One of three sexually active teens do not know how to use a condom correctly; and virgins are even more clueless.
• B) Since the beginning of the epidemic to the present, gay men have continued to show significant decreases in risky sex and increases in monogamous relationships.
• C) Over the next 20 to 30 years, heterosexual transmission is expected to become the primary means of spreading HIV.
• D) A study of heterosexual adults found that the majority did not practice safe sex with their last partner.

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Definitions:

Keystone Species

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Cryptic Coloration

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Unpalatability

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Potential Predators

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