Answer: Many pathogenic fungi are parasitic in humans and are known to cause diseases of humans and other animals. In humans, parasitic fungi most commonly enter the body through a wound in the epidermis (skin). Such wounds may be insect punctures or accidentally inflicted scratches, cuts, or bruises. One example of a fungus that causes disease in humans is Claviceps purpurea, the cause of ergotism (also known as St. Anthony’s fire), a disease that was prevalent in northern Europe in the Middle Ages, particularly in regions of high rye-bread consumption. The wind carries the fungal spores of ergot to the flowers of the rye, where the spores germinate, infect and destroy the ovaries of the plant, and replace them with masses of microscopic threads cemented together into a hard fungal structure shaped like a rye kernel but considerably larger and darker. This structure, called an ergot, contains a number of poisonous organic compounds called alkaloids. A mature head of rye may carry several ergots in addition to noninfected kernels. When the grain is harvested, much of the ergot falls to the ground, but some remains on the plants and is mixed with the grain. Although modern grain-cleaning and milling methods have practically eliminated the disease, the contaminated flour may end up in bread and other food products if the ergot is not removed before milling. In addition, the ergot that falls to the ground may be consumed by cattle turned out to graze in rye fields after harvest. Cattle that consume enough ergot may suffer abortion of fetuses or death. In the spring, when the rye is in bloom, the ergot remaining on the ground produces tiny, black, mushroom-shaped bodies that expel large numbers of spores, thus starting a new series of infections.
Answer: The first answer is 3 and the second answer is c
Explanation:
Answer:
Cell division
Explanation:
Cells division leads to two daughter with the same genetic material as their "mother" cell.
Answer:
The correct answer is - because 3×3×3 has the highest Surface area to volume ratio, diffusion in and out of the cell would be faster.
Explanation:
It is known that if the size of a sphere or cell increases, the volume is a cube, and the surface area is squared therefore volume increases faster than the surface area. If the volume is more and the surface area is less than diffusion will be less effective. diffusion takes longer and is less effective.
The decrease in the surface-to-volume ratio leads to diffusion to get less efficient. The Surface-to-volume ratio of a sphere decreases as the sphere gets bigger.
The most vocal reptile ARE THE CROCODILES.
Crocodiles use different types of calls, smells and water behavior to communicate with one another. Scientists have discovered that some species of crocodiles can pass across up to twenty messages using sound alone. The sounds made can be used to signify threat, distress or it can be used to attract others for courtship purpose. Crocodiles also communicate through smells and through water behaviors.
