The organism of diminutive stature is called microorganisms. They can live as a single cell or in the form of groups. The microorganisms that can cause injury and illness is called pathogen.
The various processes by which organism protects themselves from pathogens are:
- In plants: to defend them against pathogens, they have slippery and barky dermis.
- Plants also release antimicrobial substances like certain proteins and enzymes that are competent in destroying pathogens.
- In animals: they have preventing admission barriers like skin, mucous layers, substances like lysozymes in tears etc.
- Also inside the body blood cells, immunoglobulins and immune cells help to combat and protect against pathogens.
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