Toxins are non-living
biological and chemical agents produced by living microorganisms from animals
and plants that can cause harm to humans, plants and animals. An example of
toxin is botulinum toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium, which is a
neurotoxic protein that prevents the release of the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine from axon endings at the neuromuscular junction and causes
flaccid paralysis.
Moreover, toxin are more
closely related to chemical warfare agents that can only affect those who are
exposed to the agent and that they are not considered as transmissible disease.
In evolutionary ecology, parasitism is a symbiotic relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
Miss Philadelphia. The part of the root that contains transport tubes is the root hair. The primary role of the root hair is to absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
