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Describe tobacco mosaic virus as a widespread plant pathogen that affects many species including tomatoes.
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Communicable diseases
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Viral diseases
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Describe tobacco mosaic virus as a widespread plant pathogen that affects many species including tomatoes
- This point belongs to Communicable diseases, especially Viral diseases.
- You need to be able to describe tobacco mosaic virus as a widespread plant pathogen that affects many species including tomatoes.
- The key ideas to know are plant, virus, and widespread.
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How does tobacco mosaic virus work?
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In Biology, this page helps you answer questions about tobacco mosaic virus within Communicable diseases. Focus on the key process, correct scientific terms, and how the idea links to exam-style questions. Key terms to check are tobacco mosaic virus and plant pathogen.
Key terms
- tobacco mosaic virus: A widespread plant pathogen that affects many species, including tomatoes, causing a mosaic pattern of leaf discolouration.
- plant pathogen: An organism, such as a virus or bacteria, that causes disease in plants, leading to reduced growth and yield.
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Misidentifying the Pathogen: Focus on the characteristics that define tobacco mosaic virus, such as its viral nature and the specific symptoms it causes in affected plants.
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- Explain that pathogens may infect plants or animals.
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- Explain that pathogens can spread by direct contact, by water or by air.
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- Explain how diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are spread in animals and plants.
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