Types of pathogens

Question 1

What does bacteria do to damage the organism?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes that reproduce rapidly, damages cell or releases toxins, often cause blackening or death of vascular bundles in plants

Question 2

What does virus do to damage the organism?

Answer 2

Invade cells, take over organelles and make more copies of. themselves, cells then burst releasing more virus

Question 3

What does protists do to damage the organism?

Answer 3

Eukaryotes usually enters host cells and feeds on them

Question 4

What does fungi do to damage the organism?

Answer 4

Eukaryotes coEukaryotes that consist of mycelium (network and hyphae), some of which grow(under skin) and produce reproductive spores(above skin), and can irritate tissue and/or cause decay especially in plants as enzymes digest it

Question 5

What type of pathogen is tuberculosis and what harm does it do?

Answer 5

Bacteria that affects many parts of the body, killing the cells and tissues, the lungs are the most affected

Question 6

What type of pathogen is bacterial meningitis and what harm does it do?

Answer 6

Bacteria that infects the monenges - the membranes that surrounded the brain and spinal chord, the membrane becomes swollen and may cause damage to the brain and nerves

Question 7

What type of pathogen is ring rot and what harm does it do?

Answer 7

Bacteria that makes a ring or decay in the vascular tissue of a potato/tomato, as well as leaf wilting

Question 8

What type of pathogen is HIV/AIDS and what harm does it do?

Answer 8

Virus that attacks cells in the immune system and compromises the immune system

Question 9

What type of pathogen is influenza and what harm does it do?

Answer 9

Virus that attacks respiratory and cause muscle pains and headaches

Question 10

What type of pathogen is tobacco mosaic virus and what harm does it do?

Answer 10

Virus that causes mottling and discolouration of leaves

Question 11

What type of pathogen is black sigotoka and what harm does it do?

Answer 11

Fungus that causes lead spots on banana leaves reducing yield

Question 12

What type of pathogen is ring worm and what harm does it do?

Answer 12

Fungus that grows on the skin with spores erupting through skin to cause a rash

Question 13

What type of pathogen is athletes foot and what harm does it do?

Answer 13

Fungus that grows under the skin of the feet particularly in between the toes

Question 14

What type of pathogen is the blight and what harm does it do?

Answer 14

Protoctists that affects both leaves and potato tissue

Question 15

What type of pathogen is the malaria and what harm does it do?

Answer 15

Protoctists that causes headaches and fever and may progress to a coma and death
It attacks red blood cells and liver cells