You are out working in your garden, and you notice that one of your favorite flowering plants has black, dead spots on the leaves. You immediately suspect that the plant has been invaded by a pathogen and has initiated a

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The presence of black, dead spots on the leaves indicates that the plant is experiencing a disease, likely caused by a pathogen. In response to this, the plant will initiate a hypersensitive response, which involves the programmed cell death of infected cells to limit the spread of the pathogen.

You Are Out Working in Your Garden, and You Notice