Pathogens and diseases

Question 1

What are four types of pathogen?

Answer 1

Bacteria
Fungi
Protoctista
Virus

Question 2

What is pathogen?

Answer 2

Microorganism that can cause diseases

Question 3

What is the kindom of a bacteria?

Answer 3

Prokaryotes

Question 4

What substance is composed in bacteria cell wall?

Answer 4

Peptidoglygan

Question 5

How does virus cause disease?

Answer 5

• Invade living cells, where the genetic materials of the virus take over the biochemistry of the host cell to make more viruses
• They reproduce rapidly and evolve by developing adaptations to their host.
• They are known as the ultimate parasites

Question 6

How does protoctista cause disease?

Answer 6

take over cells and break them open as the new generational emerge, but they do not take over the genetic material of the cell
digest and use the cell contents as they reproduce
Need a vector

Question 7

How does fungi cause disease?

Answer 7

They digest living cell extracellularly before absorbing the nutrients
Saprophytes - feed on dead living organism
Often affect leaves on plants
produce toxin

Question 8

How does bacteria cause disease?

Answer 8

Produce toxins that damge the host cells

Question 9

What is the example for bacterial diseases on plant?

Answer 9

Ring rot

Question 10

What is the example of virus disease on plant?

Answer 10

Tobacco Moasic Virus (TMV)

Question 11

What is the example of protoctista disease on plant?

Answer 11

Potato late blight

Question 12

What is the example of fungi disease on plant?

Answer 12

Black sigatoka

Question 13

What are the examples of bacterial disease on animal?

Answer 13

Tuberculosis (TB)
Bacterial Meningitis

Question 14

What is the example of virus disease on animal?

Answer 14

HIV/ AIDS
Influenza (flu)

Question 15

What is the example of protoctista disease on animal?

Answer 15

Malaria

Question 16

What is the example of fungal disease on animal?

Answer 16

Ring worm
Athlete’s foot