When a plant becomes infected by pathogenic bacteria or fungi, it may respond by way of a fight or flight response - a defense that cordons off an infection site surrounding it with dead cells.

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The "fight or flight" response is a term used to describe a physiological reaction in animals, not plants. Plants do have defense mechanisms, such as forming a barrier of dead cells around an infection site, but this is not referred to as "fight or flight."

When a Plant Becomes Infected by Pathogenic Bacteria or Fungi