Topic 3 A

Question 1

Types of pathogens

Answer 1

Bacteria
Viruses
Protists
Fungi

Question 2

3 ways pathogens can be spread

Answer 2

Water
Air
Direct contact

Question 3

Example of a virus in human and plant

Answer 3

HIV

Tobacco mosaic virus

Question 4

Example of fungal diseases in plant and animal

Answer 4

Athletes foot

Rose Black spot

Question 5

What desease is caused by protists

Answer 5

Malaria

Question 6

2 bacterial diseases

Answer 6

Salmonella
Gonorrhoea

Question 7

4 ways disease can be prevented

Answer 7

Being hygienic
Destroying vectors
Isolation of individuals with it
Vaccination

Question 8

Bacteria

Answer 8

Small living cells that damage with toxins

Toxins damage cells and tissues making us ill

Question 9

Fungi

Answer 9

Body made up of hyphae which grow and penetrate tissue

Produce spores .that spread to other organisms

Question 10

Virus

Answer 10

Non living particles

Invade host cells and make them into new virus particles, causing host cell to explode

Cell damage makes us ill

Question 11

Protist

Answer 11

Single celled eukaryotic organism

Many r parasites so get around by other organisms

Transfered by vectors