BESC 204 Exam 2 Questions with Complete Answers Updated
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BESC 204 Exam 2 Questions with Complete Answers Updated
What are the symptoms of Holy Fire? - Answer-swollen blisters
rotting flesh
burning sensation
loss of limbs
hallucinations
When was the first recorded outbreak of "Holy Fire"? - Answer-C.E. 857 in the Rhine Valley
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BESC 204 Exam 2 Questions with
Complete Answers Updated
What are the symptoms of Holy Fire? - Answer-swollen blisters
rotting flesh
burning sensation
loss of limbs
hallucinations
When was the first recorded outbreak of "Holy Fire"? - Answer-C.E. 857 in the Rhine
Valley
First response to Holy Fire - Answer-1095, Gaston had a son who was cured by St.
Anthony relics.
The Order of St. Anthony Hospital - Answer-dedicated to relief of suffers
name of illness changed to "St. Anthony's Fire"
370 were built
St. Anthony was the saint of - Answer-skin diseases and infectious diseases
Timeline of Holy Fire to Ergot - Answer-1670: Thuillier noted disease happened when
rye was diseased
1676: Dodart connected sickness and rye
1853: Tulanse discovers actual problem
What was the fungal parasite that caused Ergot? - Answer-Claviceps purpurea
Ergot - Answer-a disease of grasses which causes infected seeds to develop hard black
sclerotium where seed should have formed
Function of Ergot - Answer-fungus infects young flowers and causes growth of sclerotia.
Induces cells to divide (hyperplasia) and to enlarge (hypertrophy)
What causes symptoms of Ergot? - Answer-Mycotoxins (alkaloids)
Alkaloids - Answer-large class of naturally occurring compounds
made my almost all organisms
contain basic nitrogen atoms
Gangrenous ergotism - Answer-Disease condition characterized by a burning sensation
in the extremities and caused by a mycotoxin produced by the genus Claviceps
, Ergonovine - Answer-spontaneous abortion in mammals (through induced labor)
can be used in small doses to medically induce labor
What kingdom is Oomycota in? - Answer-stramenopila
What disease caused the irish potato famine? - Answer-late blight of potato caused by
the Oomycete Phytophtora infestans
Oomycetes are true fungi - Answer-False
What are Oomycetes cell walls made of? - Answer-Cellulose
Are Oomycetes haploid or diploid? - Answer-Diploid
Do Oomycetes have septa? - Answer-No
Oomycetes are derived from algae not fungi - Answer-True
In the 1840s half the population depended on potatoes to survive - Answer-True
How many potatoes did the typical Irish family consume per week? - Answer-250
pounds a week, 6 lbs a day
What does the word "blight" mean? - Answer-a plant disease, typically one caused by
fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.
How long did the potato famine last? - Answer-15 years
How many people died from the famine? - Answer-One million
Anton de Bary - Answer-proved late blight was caused by a fungus in 1861
What was the fungus called? - Answer-Phytophthora infestans
How did the fungus target the plants - Answer-1. zoospores propelled by 2 flagella and
can swim inches
2. enzymes secreted kills plant tissue
How many Americans are from Irish decent? - Answer-36.9 million (11.9 %)
Outbreak in Germany 1914 - Answer-1. centralized potatoes in large cities to help w war
2. led to mass starvation
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