Combined Science GCSE
Transmission routes in plants
What Transmission routes in plants means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transmission routes in plants
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Plant viruses spread through direct contact or contaminated tools, bacteria through wounds, water or vectors, and protists and fungi through spores carried by wind or water.
Topics that use Transmission routes in plants
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Breaking the chain of infection
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Obligate parasites
- Pathogen groups and disease
- Transmission routes
- Transmission routes in animals
- Vaccination and immunity
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