Description : What is the difference between a saprophyte and a parasite?
Last Answer : A: A saprophyte is an organism that feeds on dead organic matter, while a parasite is an organism that feeds on a host organism, often causing harm or disease.
Description : What is the difference between a parasite and a predator?
Last Answer : A: A parasite is an organism that lives on or within another organism (the host), feeding on its resources and often causing harm, while a predator is an organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food.
Description : What is The difference between a predator and parasite?
Last Answer : Parasites and predators are quite similar, however, an animal is called a parasite if it only eats part of another animal and its victim continues to live. Mosquitos are micropredators.orA parasite feeds off a ... eg. mosquito on man .Predators are larger than prey and kill it eg lion and deer .
Description : What is a pathogen? Give examples. -Biology
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Description : What makes a virus or bacteria a pathogen? -Biology
Description : What is a foodborne pathogen? -Biology
Description : What is pathogen? -Biology
Description : Diphtheria causative pathogen -Biology
Description : Which one of the sexually transmitted diseases is correctly matched with its pathogen ?
Last Answer : Which one of the sexually transmitted diseases is correctly matched with its pathogen ? A. ... -Entamoeha histolytica D. Soft sore -Bacillus brevis
Description : In the following table identify the correct matching of the crop its decrease and the corresponding pathogen
Last Answer : In the following table identify the correct matching of the crop its decrease and the corresponding pathogen
Description : In the earockle disease of Wheat, the pathogen is
Last Answer : In the earockle disease of Wheat, the pathogen is A. Soil borne B. Seed borne C. Air borne D. Water borne
Description : How does immune system remember a particular pathogen?
Last Answer : For survival reasons or otherwise, the immune system would savea "file" of certain intruders and threats based on traits andcharacteristics. The protein, called Lck, is what "teaches" T- ... from being constantly weighed down by a"biological hard drive" remembering all cell and invaderstatuses.
Description : What type of pathogen causes AIDS?
Last Answer : Circulatory homeostasis
Description : How does your body respond differently the second time it is exsposed to a pathogen than the first time it was exposed to the same pathogen?
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Description : How does frank contract the pathogen?
Description : What pathogen is a single celled microorganism?
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Description : What statement best describes what will most likely happen when an individual receives a vaccine containing a weakened pathogen?
Last Answer : We don't have your statements so can't answer your question.
Description : The storage pathogen of rice is: (a) Xanthomanas oryzae (b) Helminthosporiurn oryzae (c) Pyricularia oryzae (d) Calanoluca oryzae
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : Which pathogen caused heavy losses to wine industry in France due to its epidemics in 1875?
Last Answer : Ans. Plasmopara viticola
Description : Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Schistosomiasis? (1) Parasitic (2) Protozoan (3) Bacterial (4) Viral
Last Answer : (1) Parasitic Explanation: Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes.
Description : The level of a pathogen in a population, as measured in blood serum is called ____ A A. Seroprevalence B. prevalence C. mesoprevalence D. All of these
Last Answer : Seroprevalence
Description : Read the following four statements (A-D) about certain mistakes in two of them. (A) The first transgenic buffalo, Rosie produced milk which was human alpha-lactalbumin enriched. (B) Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA ... mistakes? (a) B and C (b) C and D (c) A and C (d) A and B
Last Answer : (d) A and B
Description : Biolistics (gene-gun) is suitable for (a) disarming pathogen vectors (b) transformation of plant cells (c) constructing recombinant DNA by joining with vectors (d) DNA fingerprinting.
Last Answer : (b) transformation of plant cells
Description : When a natural predator (living being) is applied on the other pathogen organism to control them, this process is called (a) artificial control (b) confusion technique (c) biological control (d) genetic engineering.
Last Answer : (c) biological control
Description : Consider the following four measures (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common. (A) Spray with Bordeaux mixture (B) Control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen (C) ... (D) (b) (A) and (D) (c) (B) and (C) (d) (A) and (B)
Last Answer : (b) (A) and (D)
Description : Which one of the following does correctly match a sexually transmitted disease with its pathogen? (a) Syphilis-Treponema pallidum (b) Gonorrhoea-Entamoeba histolytica (c) Urethritis-Bacillus anthracis (d) Softsore-Bacillus brevis
Last Answer : a) Syphilis-Treponema pallidum
Description : Match the disease in column I with the appropriate items (pathogen / prevention / treatment) in column II. Column I Column II A. Amoebiasis (i) Treponema pallidum B. Diphtheria (ii) Use only sterilised food and water C. Cholera (iii)DPT ... D - (iv) (d) A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii)
Last Answer : (b) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (iv), D – (i)
Description : Common cold differs from pneumonia in that (a) pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease (b) pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated ... infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.
Last Answer : (d) pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.
Description : In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels? (a) Elephantiasis (b) Ascariasis (c) Ringworm disease (d) Amoebiasis
Last Answer : (a) Elephantiasis
Description : Plant quarantine method is useful only when a. The pathogen is seed transmitted b. The pathogen is wind transmitted c. The pathogen is soil inhabitants d. The pathogen is vector tramissible
Last Answer : a. The pathogen is seed transmitted
Description : The pathogen f rice blast or ‘rotten neck’ is (a) Ustilago tritici (b) Pyricularia oryszae (c) Alternaria alternate (d) Plasmopora vitticola
Last Answer : (b) Pyricularia oryszae
Description : The black wart disease of potato specially confined to Darjeeling hills is causes by pathogen (a) Synchytrium endobioticum (b) Plasmodiophora brassicae (c) Sclerospora sorghi (d) Plasmopoa viticola
Last Answer : (a) Synchytrium endobioticum
Description : The 1992 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded to Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin J. Krebs for their work concerning (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism (b) ... (c) human genome project (d) drug designing involving inhibition of DNA synthesis of the pathogen.
Last Answer : (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism
Description : The pathogen Microsporum responsible for ringworm disease in humans belongs to the same kingdom of organisms as that of (a) Taenia, a tapeworm (b) Wuchereria, a filarial worm (c) Rhizopus, a mould (d) Ascaris, a round worm.
Last Answer : (c) Rhizopus, a mould
Description : Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described? (a) Musca domestica - the common ... ) E.coli - full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.
Last Answer : (b) Plasmodium falciparum - a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
Description : Aerobic biological oxidation ponds used for the purification of polluted water (A) Destroys/removes pathogen from the sewage (B) Is not very effective for non-biodegradable substances (e.g. ABS) containing effluents (C) ... much more effectively if the sewage is chlorinated (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Plant quarantine method is useful only when pathogen is — a. Wind borne b. Seed transmitted c. Soil inhabitant d. Vector transmissible
Last Answer : b. Seed transmitted
Description : Bacillus subtilis makes a good "bacterial factory" in genetic engineering because _____. a. it normally retains the products it makes b. it is not a human pathogen c. contains endotoxins in it's cell wall d. traditionally ferments sugars
Last Answer : b. it is not a human pathogen
Description : An emerging pathogen associated with contaminated water is _____. a. typhoid fever b. cholera c. shigellosis d. Vibrio vulnificus
Last Answer : d. Vibrio vulnificus
Description : A _____ is a protein receptor on the surface of macrophages, dendritic cells, and endothelial cells that allow them to recognize foreign cell markers. a. Toll-like receptor (TLR) b. pathogen-associated c. Membrane attack complex (MAC) d. Natural killer cells (NK)
Last Answer : b. pathogen-associated
Description : _____ is the scientific study of how the immune system functions in the body to prevent or destroy foreign material, including pathogen a. Epidemiology b. Microbiology c. Immunology d. Toxicology
Last Answer : c. Immunology
Description : Which of the following is NOT an enzyme a pathogen might use to gain entrance into the body? a. Coagulase b. Streptokinase c. Hemolysin d. A-C Are Correct
Last Answer : d. A-C Are Correct
Description : The ability of a pathogen to penetrate tissues, cause damage and spread is _____. a. Pathogenicity b. Invasion c. Adhesiveness d. Infectiousness
Last Answer : b. Invasion
Description : An acute disease becomes _____ when the body is incapable of ridding itself of the pathogen, while a local disease becomes ______ when it disseminates to deeper organs and tissues. a. Contagious; Systemic b. Contagious; Secondary c. Chronic; Systemic d. Chronic; Secondary
Last Answer : c. Chronic; Systemic
Description : The site where a pathogen enters the body is commonly called the _____ while the number of pathogens necessary to establish an infection is the _____. a. Penetration Point; Dose b. Penetration Point; Acme c. Portal Of Entry; Dose d. Portal Of Entry; Acme
Last Answer : c. Portal Of Entry; Dose
Description : ________ is a tickborne pathogen that inhabits human leukocytes. a. Francisella Tularensis b. Yersinia Pestis c. Ehrlichia d. Rickettsia
Last Answer : c. Ehrlichia
Description : A microarray can be used to _____. a. identify if a patient has been infected by a pathogen b. produce human insulin c. insert a viral gene into a plant to prevent viral infection d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : a. identify if a patient has been infected by a pathogen
Description : are single-stranded DNA molecules that can recognize and bind to a distinctive nucLeotide sequence of a pathogen. a. Prophages b. Plasmids c. Cloning vectors d. DNA probes
Last Answer : d. DNA probes
Description : A heritable change in DNA is called a ______. a. mistake b. mutation c. gene d. pathogen
Last Answer : b. mutation