Plant diseases: Chalara ash dieback
I can describe examples of common diseases in plants, how they spread, and ways to reduce the spread.
Plant diseases: Chalara ash dieback
I can describe examples of common diseases in plants, how they spread, and ways to reduce the spread.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Plant health can be affected by pathogens.
- Chalara ash dieback is an example of a disease in plants caused by a fungus.
- Ways in which plant diseases can be spread, and ways in which the spread can be reduced.
- Impacts of ash dieback on biodiversity, including through habitat destruction.
Keywords
Virus - A non-living infectious agent that replicates inside a host cell.
Fungus - A eukaryotic, spore-producing organism that feeds on organic matter.
Food security - A measure of the quantity and quality of food available to support households and whole communities.
Biodiversity - Variety of living organisms within an ecosystem.
Common misconception
Only human and other animals can catch diseases. Plant diseases are not important.
This lesson explores examples of plant diseases, the pathogens that cause them and how they are spread, and their devastating impacts.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
fungus
protist
bacteria
virus
Exit quiz
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