24.4 Fungal Parasites and pathogens

Question 1

Parasitism

Answer 1

one organism benefits at the expense of the other

Question 2

Commensalism

Answer 2

one organism benefits without affecting the other

Question 3

Fungi as plant pathogens

Answer 3

• They cause decay and death of plant
• Produce potent toxins that spoil crops

Example: Alfatoxins
- created a massive crop produce recall in some areas

Question 4

Fungi as animal pathogens/parasites

Answer 4

Hard to kill with antibiotics as they aren’t prokaryotic
- various forms of mycosis including fungal allergies and skin targets

Question 5

Mycosis

Answer 5

Disease due to fungi

Question 6

Mycotoxicosis

Answer 6

Poisoning by foods contaminated by mycotoxins (fungal toxins)

Question 7

Mycetismus

Answer 7

Ingestion of preformed toxins in posonous mushrooms

Question 8

Superficial mycoses

Answer 8

A disease of the skin and appendiges
caused by dermatophytes or ringworms that lead to athlete’s foot or jocks itch
- antifungal medications could cave adverse side effects as they target things that are similar to animals since fungi are more closely related to humans than plants and prokaryotes.

Question 9

Skin targets

Answer 9

Some fungi spread over the skin and cause animals such as frogs that breath through the skin that suffocate

Question 10

Systemic mycoses

Answer 10

spread to internal organs through repsiratory

Question 11

Opportunistic mycoses

Answer 11

fungi that are already common in all enviornments, or are part of the normal biota and and then grow out of hand due to the enviornment changing.
example: oral thrush
- happens due to change of pH in mouth