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What is the biological effect of pathogens on individual plants?
What is the biological effect of pathogens on individual plants?
- Increased ability to produce food
- Loss of ability to balance water uptake (correct)
- Improved distribution of hormones
- Enhanced growth regulation
What are the social and economic effects of diseases in plants?
What are the social and economic effects of diseases in plants?
- Decreased financial hardship and stress for family and local community
- Economic gain for the farmer
- Reduced yields of grains, pastures, fruits and vegetables (correct)
- Increased trading opportunities, both nationally and internationally
What is a common symptom of abnormal growth in plants due to infectious disease?
What is a common symptom of abnormal growth in plants due to infectious disease?
- Increased water uptake
- Wilting (correct)
- Improved root growth
- Enhanced photosynthesis
What are the three levels at which the effects of infectious disease in plants can be considered?
What are the three levels at which the effects of infectious disease in plants can be considered?
What are the biological effects of pathogens on individual plants?
What are the biological effects of pathogens on individual plants?
What are the consequences of a plant disease outbreak on a farm?
What are the consequences of a plant disease outbreak on a farm?
Why does the threat of infectious disease place a great burden on primary producers?
Why does the threat of infectious disease place a great burden on primary producers?
Why could the introduction of an exotic plant disease into Australia have dire consequences for the national economy?
Why could the introduction of an exotic plant disease into Australia have dire consequences for the national economy?
Symptoms of infectious disease in plants include destruction of tissues, abnormal growth, and tumour-like ______.
Symptoms of infectious disease in plants include destruction of tissues, abnormal growth, and tumour-like ______.
Wilting in plants can be caused by root damage or damage to conducting ______.
Wilting in plants can be caused by root damage or damage to conducting ______.
Australia's physical isolation and disease-free status of much of its produce gives it unique access to overseas ______.
Australia's physical isolation and disease-free status of much of its produce gives it unique access to overseas ______.
