12.1 Animal And Plant Pathogens Flashcards
1
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Communicable disease
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Disease that can be spread between individual organisms through the air, physical touch etc
2
Q
Vector
A
Carrier of a pathogen from an infected individual to a non-infected individual, it’s food or environment
3
Q
Virus
A
Non-living infectious agent. 50x smaller than the average bacteria. Basic structure- some genetic material surrounded by a protein. Invade living cells, take over biochemistry and reproduce to make more viruses.
4
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Bacteriophage
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Type of virus that attacks bacteria
