Infections Staph Infection Fungi Fungus is a plant like organism that has its own kingdom‚ is normally found as a single cell and includes yeast and mould. Fungi has a variety of shapes and sizes and reproduce via spores‚ this can be sexually or asexually. Fungi can be beneficial and pathogenic‚ but is generally a concern of decomposition in food. Fungi only respond to the treatment of antifungal drugs and will not be affected by antibiotics. Examples of diseases caused by fungi: Athlete’s Foot Ringworm
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get too much sunlight. This is a mutualistic relationship because both the redwood benefits from having the sunlight and the Scouring Rush benefits from the shade produced by redwoods. As you can see on the tree‚ there are little fungi called cupped fungi. These fungi linger on fallen trees and decompose them more easily. This is found commonly in the redwoods habitat. Fiddlehead
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Horticulture Pests & Diseases A pest is any organism that reduces the availability‚ quality or value of a human resource including our crop plants. Flint‚M. L and Vanden Bosh‚ R 1981. Four pests have been researched‚ although Flint and Van den Bosh describe any detrimental organism as a pest‚ in this report we will treat pests as those which breathe and move. Under the sub heading Pests I have chosen to look at Greenhouse White Fly and Woolly Aphid. In this report horticultural diseases
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BREEDING 1a. Definition of Botany: Botany‚ also known as Plant Science(s)‚ Phytology‚ or Plant Biology is a specific branch of biology and is the scientific study of plant life and development. Botany is a science that deals with plants‚ algae‚ and fungi studying their varied structures‚ growth patterns‚ reproductive functions‚ metabolisms‚ development rates and patterns‚ potential threats and diseases‚ chemical properties and evolutionary relationships between different species and/or groups. The
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by the naked eye. They can’t multiply on their own‚ so they have to invade a host cell and take over its machinery in order to be able to make more virus particles. Fungi are: Fungi are living organisms that are distantly related to plants‚ and more closely related to animals‚ but rather different from either of those groups. Fungi have similar physical characteristics to plants and are sometimes mistakenly put in the plant characteristics. Parasites are: Parasites are living organisms that
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Ushers Home In general‚ we use spoken language or use symbols to help us communicate with one another. Surprisingly every word is a symbol for something. For example‚ the word house is a sound but also represents the physical object of a house. In regards to symbolism it can be used for really anything. Symbolism can transform any word to the point that it has a stronger meaning behind it. In the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe is able to incorporate a lot of symbolism
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Exam: Chapter 1 Study Guide 1. What are the 11 levels of organization? Briefly define each. Atom - fundamental units of matter‚ building block of all substances Molecule - atoms joined in chemical bonds (an association of 2 or more atoms) Cell - smallest unit of life Tissue - organized array of cells and substances that interact in a collective task Organ - structural unit of interacting tissues Organ System - a set of interacting organs Multicelled Organism - individual that consists
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PRECIS WRITING: Writing a précis means making an intelligent summary of a long passage. To write a précis one should have a clear understanding of the passage: only then well one be able to include all the essential points in the précis. Some general considerations: * It is generally accepted that a précis should be a third of the passage given. If the original passage has 300 words‚ the précis should not be more than 110 words in length. * A précis should be in the language of the précis-writer
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Microbiology Study Guide Chapters 1-6 Chapter 1 Main Themes of Microbiology Microorganisms Most are not Pathogens Prokaryotic-no nucleus or organelles Very simplistic—like bacteria Eukaryotic-has nucleus and organelles like mitochondria Includes fungus‚ and animals Acellular-not even a complete cell Includes viruses and prions like those that cause Mad Cow disease Six main types of microorganisms Bacterium (prokaryotic) Fungus (eukaryotic) Algae (eukaryotic) Virus (acellular)
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your body that do not receive regular supply of air circulation. This means that it shows up on areas where air does not get to frequently. For example‚ your groin‚ inner thighs‚ skin folds if you’re obese and in your buttocks. This is because the fungi that cause jock itch thrive very well under moist and warm areas and that’s why it likes appearing in those parts of your body. How Jock Itch Occurs Jock itch occurs on the skin in various ways in different people. Below are the different ways by
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