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Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacteria | A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease. |
| Cell | The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. |
| Bacteriophage | A virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it. |
| Chloroplast | A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. |
| Cell Membrane | The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| Nucleus | A dense organelle present in most eukaryotic cells, typically a single rounded structure bounded by a double membrane, containing the genetic material. |
| DNA | The fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something. |
| Plasmid | A genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm of a bacterium. |
| Cell Wall | A rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. |
| Capsule | A very large structure of some prokaryotic cells, such as bacterial cells. |