lecture 18 Flashcards
(7 cards)
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Microbiome
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Community of microorganisms that live together. Often associated with a host.
2
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Pathogen
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An organism/virus that can cause disease/illness in a host when given the right environmental opportunity.
3
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Symbiont
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An organism that lives within another organism where one or both benefit from the relationship.
4
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Is there a true difference between microbiome, pathogen, symbiont?
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5
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What are the two problems with commercial fertilizer?
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- Temperature
- Pressure
6
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Why is the nitrogen cycle important?
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Microbes (not eukaryotes) can conduct nitrogenize metabolic pathway. Plants can create N2 which is synthesized into NH3 by microbes.
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