Directions: Compare and contrast the immune system/immune response between plants and animals using a Venn diagram.

Question

Directions: Compare and contrast the immune system/immune response between plants and animals using a Venn diagram. 

Answer 1

Here is a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the immune system/immune response between plants and animals:

ANIMALS BOTH PLANTS

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| - Have immune system | - Respond to pathogens | - Have innate immune response |

| with adaptive | with chemical and | mechanisms to detect and |

| and innate | physical barriers | respond to pathogens |

| immunity | such as cell walls | - Lack adaptive immune response |

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1. Animals have an immune system with adaptive and innate immunity, while plants have innate immune response mechanisms to detect and respond to pathogens, but lack adaptive immune response.
2. Both animals and plants respond to pathogens with chemical and physical barriers, such as cell walls in plants and skin in animals.
3. Animals have the ability to mount an adaptive immune response, which allows them to recognize and respond to specific pathogens with targeted antibodies, while plants lack this ability.
4. Plants have innate immune response mechanisms that allow them to detect and respond to pathogens using chemical signals, such as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), and physical barriers such as thorns, trichomes, and waxy cuticles, which can deter or trap potential pathogens.
5. Both animals and plants can suffer from diseases caused by pathogens, but the mechanisms by which they detect and respond to these pathogens differ between the two groups.