Which states a cause-and-effect relationship found in the excerpt?

Question

A) Diseases caused foul or unpleasant emanations.
B) Dr. Koch’s colleagues unwittingly caused disease.
C) Epidemics are caused by specific microbes.
D) Doctors challenged Dr. Koch, so he sided with revolutionaries.

Answer 1

The cause-and-effect relationship found in the excerpt is:

C) Epidemics are caused by specific microbes.

This option clearly illustrates a cause (specific microbes) leading to an effect (epidemics).