Topic 3 - Infection and response ( 3. fungal and protist diseases )

Question 1

example of a fungal disease

Answer 1

rose black spot

Question 2

example of a protist disease

Answer 2

malaria

Question 3

what is rose black spot

Answer 3

cause black and purple spots on the rose leaf and they eventually turn yellow and drop off meaning photosynthesis cant happen. can be treated using fungicides and by stripping the plant of its affected leaves. those leaves then need to be destroyed so they can’t spread to other roses.

Question 4

what is malaria

Answer 4

takes place in a mosquito. mosquitos are vectors when they feed on animals malaria spreads to is by inserting the protist into the animal’s blood vessels. reduced by stopping mosquitoes from breeding.