Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Diseases and immunity

Diseases and immunity — practice question

Fig. 3.1 shows a section of a tree infected by a pathogen. Labels shown: infected leaf and uninfected leaf. Fig. 3.2 shows how much rainforest was cleared between 2004 and 2022 in one country.
(a(i))[2]

Suggest two processes that are unable to happen in the infected leaf but do happen in the uninfected leaf in Fig. 3.1.

(a(ii))[2]

State two types of pathogen.

(a(iii))[2]

Suggest two ways pathogens are transmitted from one tree to another.

(b)[3]

Describe causes of deforestation other than pathogens.

(c)[3]

Fig. 3.2 shows how much rainforest was cleared from 2004 to 2022 in one country. Describe the pattern shown in Fig. 3.2.

(d(i))[2]

Describe what is meant by biodiversity.

(d(ii))[3]

Describe undesirable effects of deforestation, apart from reducing biodiversity.

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