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Microbiology |
The study of living things too that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
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Pathogen |
A disease causing organism Pathogenicity the ability of an organism to cause disease by overcoming the defense of the host. |
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Ubiquitous |
A term that indicates microbes are everywhere. |
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Matter |
Anything that has mass and that takes up space. |
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Element |
A purse substance composed of atoms with the same # of protons (thus atoms of the same type) that cannot be broken down any further. |
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Molecule |
Smallest particle/compound in a chemical element that has chemical properties of that element/compound. |
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Organic molecule |
Are those that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that are essential to living organisms. |
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Cell |
The smallest structure and functional unit of a living organism that may or may not have a nucleus. |
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Osmosis |
The diffusion of water as it moved through a membrane from an area of high concentration to low concentration -solvently. |
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Organelle |
A structure found within a cell that carries out a specific job and are made up of a lipid membrane. |
