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Can a human have both a mutualistic and pathogenic relationship with same organism?
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Humans do have a mutualistic and pathogenic relationship with the same organism. This is the planet earth. We are constantly fighting to stay on the mutualistic side of the relationship vs the pathogenic.
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A pathogenic organism is one that causes a?
a pathogenic organism is an organism that is harmful to human cell rebuildingany organism which is causing any infection or disease causing alterations our immune system are called pathogenic organisms. the organisms like bacteria virus fungi can be termed as pathogens. the organism can be pathogenic by it self causing sever damage to the immune system or the metabolocal toxins released as byproduct.Path means disease. -gen means to make. It really helps to learn medical terminology. The word then means to make a disease. So a pathogenic organism is one that produces a disease.See link below:Pathogenesis is the creation of disease; when this genesis of disease is caused by [usually] microscopic organisms these microbes are said to be pathogenic.
What are three classifications of organism relationships?
Mutualism: This is a relationship where both organisms benefit. For example, bees and flowers have a mutualistic relationship where the bees obtain nectar and pollen from the flowers, while the flowers are pollinated by the bees. Parasitism: This is a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another organism. An example is a tick feeding on a human, where the tick benefits by obtaining blood while the human is harmed. Commensalism: This is a relationship where one organism benefits while the other organism is neither harmed nor benefited. An example of commensalism is the relationship between cattle egrets and cattle, where the egrets feed on the insects that are stirred up by the activities of the cattle.
When one species hurts another species to help itself?
Parasitism. It is Any relationship between organisms where one is benefited and the other is harmed. With is what a parasite does. Parasite def. Any organism that has its needs met at the expense of another
What is the nature of the mutualistic relationship you share with your intestinal bacteria?
In any mutualistic relationship, both parties are helped in a way. In the case of humans and bacteria, the human cannot digest all of the food that it eats. The bacteria eat the food that the human cannot digest and partially digest it, allowing the human to finish the job. The bacteria benefit by getting food, and the human benefits by being able to digest the food it eats.
What are the two types of bacteria found in the skin?
There are literally thousands of microbes that exist on the human skin. They are divided into commensual bacteria, which are not harmful, and mutualistic bacteria, which offer a benefit. Harmful bacteria are commonly referred to a pathogenic.
What is the symbiotic relationship between malaria organism and human host?
This is an example of a parisitic relationship because the organism harms the host.
What is The name of the pathogenic organism that causes aids?
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus *HIV is not a pathogenic organism, but a virus. To be an organism it must be able to replicate on its own, which it cannot. It needs a host to do so.
What are Non pathogenic fungi?
nön pathogenic fungi is a grp of fungi which are not harmful to the human body or it is commensal to human body.
What are Pathogenic fungi?
nön pathogenic fungi is a grp of fungi which are not harmful to the human body or it is commensal to human body.
How do flies act as carriers of pathogenic bacteria among the human population?
how may flies may act as carriers of pathogenic bacteria among human population
What are patheogenic bacteria?
Bacteria known as pathogenic are those which when encountered in or at human body and cause some abnormalities in the form of disease or allergies are called pathogenic
What type of symbiotic relationship does intestinal bacteria and a human have?
Intestinal bacteria provide us with vitamin b and vitamin k, and they help us digest our food. Your gut provides a very good environment for the bacteria to prosper. Both you and the bacteria benefit. The "type" of symbiotic relationship is mutualistic. see the definition of symbiosis here: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/glossary/page/s.html
