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CBD Vocab Study Stac
25 Vocabulary words and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FIELD OF VIEW | The area that is visible through the eyepiece. |
| MAGNIFY OR MAGNIFICATION | To make greater in size: enlarge. |
| MICROBE | Micro-organism-often 1 celled-bacteria is example. |
| .PASTURIZATION | To expose food to high temperature for time to destroy micro-organisms that can cause disease or cause food to spoil. |
| .SPONTANEOUS GENERATION | A theory, widely held in the 19th century and earlier but now discredited. Stating that living organisms could arise directly and rapidly nonliving material. |
| CYTOPLASM | The substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, contains organelles. |
| NUCLEAR MEMBRANE | The membrane that encloses the nucleus of a cell. |
| NUCLEUS | A specialized round mass inside most living cells that direct growth. |
| ORGANELLE | A specialized part of a cell having a specific function. |
| CHLOROPLAST | Occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis. |
| CELL WALL | The outer layer of a plant cell that provides structure and support. |
| DIFFERENTIATION | The process by which cells or tissues change from generalized to specialized during development. |
| SPECIFICATION | The adaptation of an organism or organ to a special function or environment. |
| MULTICELLULAR | Made of many cells. |
| UNICELLULAR | Having or consisting of a single cell. |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | Oxygen is used by a cell to break down the nutrient to provide energy to keep the cell alive. |
| MITOCHONDRIA | Organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. Powerhouse of a cell. |
| BACTERIA | small one-celled microorganism. |
| PROTISTS | single celled microbes that are either free living or in simple colonies. Amoeba is an example. They have a nucleus. |
| GENETIC MATERIAL | The material of a cell that determines its structure and function. |
| CELL MEMBRANE | The membrane layer that acts as the security system for a cell. It decides what gets in and out and in plants is just inside the cell wall. |
| MICROSCOPY | Detailed drawings of the objects and areas viewed through the microscope. |
| SYMMETRY | One side matches the other side. It looks the same or is the same. |
| VIRUS | A small infectious agenda that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. |
| MITOSIS | Cell Division in an organism with a nucleus. |