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1
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what are the 4 main types of pathogen

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bacteria
virus
fungi
protoctist

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outline the basic structure of bacteria

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  • prokaryotic cells
  • no membrane bound organelles
  • DNA in a plasmid ring floating freely in the cytoplasm
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3
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what are the 2 types of bacteria

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GRAM positive or negative

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how do bacteria reproduce

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binary fission - cell doubles in size and splits in 2

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5
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give 3 examples of diseases caused by bacteria

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tuberculosis
bacterial meningitis
ring rot

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tuberculosis
- organisms affected
- how does is spread

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  • affects mammals
  • spreads via airborne germs
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bacterial meningitis
- organisms affected
- how does is spread

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  • affects humans, mostly babies
  • spreads via saliva
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ring rot
- organisms affected
- how does is spread

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  • affects potato plants
  • spreads through soil + water
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outline the basic structure of viruses

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  • non living infectious agent
  • RNA surrounded by protein
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how do viruses reproduce

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by the lytic and lysogenic cycles

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what is the lysogenic cycle

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  • virus attaches to cell
  • injects RNA which becomes incorporated into hosts DNA
  • virus genetic information is spread when cell DNA is replicated
  • proteins made - these form viruses
  • this can go on indefinitely
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what is the lytic cycle

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  • virus attaches to cell
  • injects RNA which becomes incorporated into hosts DNA
  • virus genetic information is spread when cell DNA is replicated
  • proteins made - these form viruses
  • these break/lyse the cell and spread
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how do viruses burst out of host cells

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they perforate the membrane, causing water to flow in so the cell bursts

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why can some viruses remain undetected for a long time

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this is because they can remain in the lysogenic cycle indefinitely before switching to the lytic cycle + burst out

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why is virus genetic material hard for host cells to detect

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they use reverse transcription to turn RNA into DNA so its less noticeable

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16
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what type of organism is always pathogenic + why

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viruses - they can only reproduce with a host cell, parasitic
- they can also cause disease in any organism

17
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give 3 examples of diseases caused by viruses

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  • AIDS through HIV
  • influenza
  • tobacco mosaic virus
18
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AIDS
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects humans
  • progression of HIV which spreads through exchange in sex / bodily fluids
19
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influenza
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects humans + some animals
  • spreads via airborne germs
20
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tobacco mosaic virus
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects tobacco plants
  • spreads on workers hands / tools
21
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2 things that make fungi different from other types of pathogen

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  • often they are multicellular
  • they tend to grow on organisms rather than invading bodies/cells - so less harmful
22
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how do fungi gain nutrients

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they are saprophytic - feed on decaying matter
they can also be parasitic

23
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what type of fungi are pathogenic + why

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parasitic fungi are pathogenic - they feed on living organisms

24
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how do fungi reproduce

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by releasing spores which can spread huge distances

25
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give 3 examples of diseases caused by fungi

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  • black sigatoka
  • ringworm
  • athletes foot
26
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black sigatoka
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects banana plants
  • spreads through spores
27
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ringworm
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects dogs + cats - it can pass to humans
  • spreads via skin contact
28
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athletes foot
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects humans
  • spreads via skin contact with infected skin / surfaces
29
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outline the basic structure of protoctists

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  • single celled eukaryotes
  • live in colonies
30
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what type of protoctist are pathogenic

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parasitic ones - these feed on living hosts

31
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how do protoctists reproduce

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binary fission

32
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give 2 examples of diseases caused by protoctists

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  • malaria
  • potato late blight
33
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malaria
- organisms affected
- how does it spread

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  • affects reptiles + mammals + birds
  • spreads through mosquito vectors - it affects RBCs, reproduces and bursts out
34
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potato late blight
- organisms affected
- how does is spread

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  • affects potato / tomato plants
  • spreads via spores

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