Fill in the blanks:
with regards to mode of disease transmission, respiratory pathogens are generally and intestinal pathogens are generally spread by contaminated
options :
i. spread by direct contact
ii. vectors more transmissible
iii. needles
iv. spread by indirect contact
v. carriers airborne
vi. food or water

The correct options are V and VI.

Explanation:

The spreading of pathogens or microbes are known as transmission. Transmission of microbes are different types:

1) Person to person.

2) Transmission by food.

3) Transmission by contaminated water.

4) Transmission by the insects like house flies.

Respiratory pathogens are generally transmitted by air, they are airborne, and intestinal pathogens are generally spread by contaminated water or food we take.

1. a host loses nutrients to a parasite

2. a parasite only benefits when the host is alive (cause if the host dies the parasite dies with it )

3. producers to consumers

4. the tapeworm is a parasite

5. they convert energy from the sun (photosynthesis)

6. sunflower-robin (i think im 80% sure)

7. producer

8. consumer

9. prey

10. fresh water snails ( cause the green algea is the producer and the snails are the primary consumers and the small fish consumer so is the big fish)