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Animal and Plant Pathogens Flashcards

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1
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What is a communicable disease?

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Caused by another organism which infects another.

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What are the infective organisms known as?

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Pathogens

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What are the type of pathogens?

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-Bacteria
-Viruses
-Fungi
-Protoctista

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These pathogens are often infectious. What does this mean?

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Can be passed from organism to organism.

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What is Gram Positive Bacteria?

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Appears blue-purple under a microscope after gram staining.

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What is an example of Gram Positive Bacteria?

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MRSA

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What is Gram Negative Bacteria?

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Appears red under a microscope after gram staining.

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What is an example of Gram Negative Bacteria?

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E. Coli

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The type of membrane affects what?

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How bacteria responds to antibiotics.

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What is a small proportion of the types of bacteria?

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Are pathogens which cause communicable diseases.

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Bacteria are Prokaryotes. What do they not have?

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No membrane-bound nucleus or organelles

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What are the possible shapes of bacteria?

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-rod
-spherical
-comma
spiralled
-cork screw

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Bacteria Mode of Action:
What do most bacteria produce?

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Toxins that poison or damage the host cells which causes disease.

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Bacteria Mode of Action:
How do some bacteria damage host cells?

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-By breaking down the cell membranes
-Damage or inactivate enzymes
-Interfere with the host cell genetic material so cells cannot divide

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Bacteria Mode of Action:
What are these toxins a by-product of?

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The normal functioning of the bacteria.

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Viruses Mode of Action:
What does viral genetic material do the the cell?

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Viral genetic material gets into host cell and inserts into host DNA

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Viruses Mode of Action:
What happens when the virus replicates? And where does it replicate?

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In host cells, then burst out and destroys the cell and spread infection

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Protists Mode of Action:
What do Protists do to cells?

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Some take over cells and break them open as the new generation emerge

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Protists Mode of Action:
What do protists not do?

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Take over genetic material of the cell

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Protists Mode of Action:
What do protists do after?

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Digest and then use all the cell contents as they reproduce.

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Fungi Mode of Action:
What do fungi do?

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Digest living cells and destroy them.

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Fungi Mode of Action:
How does fungus give the symptoms of disease?

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Combination of the response of the body to the damaged caused by the fungus

23
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What is an example of a plant bacteria disease?

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Ring Rot

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What effect does Ring Rot have on the plant?

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-Infects a field so it cannot be used to grow potatoes for at least two years.
-Damages leaves, tubers and fruit

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What is an example of plant virus disease?

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TMV

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What effect does TMV have on the plant?

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-Damages leaves, flowers and fruit causing stunted growth reducing yields.
-Leads to almost total crop loss
-Resistant crops strains but no cure

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What is an example of plant protist disease?

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Potato blight
(tomato and late blight)

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What effect does Potato Blight have on the plant?

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-Hyphae penetrate host cells, destroys leaves, tubers and fruit
-No cure; chemical treatments can reduce infection risk

29
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What is an example of plant fungi disease?

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Black Sigatoka
(banana disease)

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What effect does Black Sigatoka have on the plant?

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-Attacks and destroys the leaves.
-Hyphae penetrate and digest the cells, turning leaves black
-Chemical treatments but no cure.

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What is an example of animal bacteria disease?

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TB

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What effect does TB have on the animal?

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-Damages and destroys lung tissues and suppresses the immune system
-Curable and preventable
-humans, cows, pigs, badgers and deer

33
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What is another example of animal bacteria disease?

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Bacterial Meningitis

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What effect does Bacterial Meningitis have on the animal?

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-Infection of the meninges of the brain but can spread into rest of body causing septicaemia and rapid death.
-Antibiotics will cure if early
-Vaccines can protect against some

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What is an example of animal viral disease?

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HIV/AIDS

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What is the effect of HIV/AIDS on the animal?

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-AIDS caused by HIV
-Targets T helper cells in immune system and gradually destroys the immune system
-Passed via bodily fluids

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What is another example of animal viral disease?

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Influenza (flu)

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What effect does Influenza have on the animal?

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-Ciliated epithelial cells in gas exchange system are killed leaving airways open to secondary infection
-Can be fatal
-No cure but vaccine available.

39
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What is an example of animal protist disease?

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Malaria

40
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What effect does malaria have on the animal?

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-Spread by the bits of infected mosquitoes
-Complete life cycle;2 hosts
-Controlling the vector is key as well as use of mosquito nets to prevent spread.

41
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What are 2 examples of animal fungal disease?

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Ringworm and Athletes foot

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What effect does ringworm have on the animal?

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-Causes white, crusty, infectious areas of skin.
-Different fungi infects different species
-Antifungal creams are an effective cure
-cattle, dogs, cats and humans

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What effect does Athletes Foot have on the animal?

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-Form of human ringworm
-Grows and digests the skin between toes
-Causes cracking and scaling
-Anti-fungal creams

Biology-Diseases and The Immune System (8 decks)

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