Which of the Following Is the Correct Definition of Bioweapon

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct definition of bioweapon?

• A) Any agent categorized as a biosafety level IV organism.
• B) Any infectious disease spread person-to-person with a high mortality rate.
• C) Any agent causing widespread psychological trauma, with few casualties.
• D) Any microbial agent or pieces of microbes that can be loaded into bombs.
• E) Any infectious agent or toxin that has a high virulence and/or mortality rate.

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Definitions:

Nonimportation Movement

A series of commercial restrictions adopted by American colonists to protest British revenue policies prior to the American Revolution.

Townshend Acts

The Townshend Acts were a series of British laws passed in the late 1760s imposing taxes on goods imported to the American colonies, including tea, glass, and paper, which contributed to growing colonial dissatisfaction and paved the way for the American Revolution.

American Merchants

American Merchants were key figures in the colonial and early America economic landscape, involved in trade, commerce, and the establishment of trade routes domestically and internationally.

Sons Of Liberty

Organization formed by Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and other radicals in response to the Stamp Act.