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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Infectious Disease | A disease caused by other organisms. |
| Pattern | Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way. |
| Evidence | Factual information or data that support or refute a claim. |
| Trade off | An exchange of one outcome for another. |
| Vector | An organism that spreads disease- causing germs usually without getting sick itself. |
| Carrier | A person who can spread disease. This term is usually applied to people, while vector is used to describe other organisms (typically animals). |
| Microbe | Creatures too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
| Cell | The smallest structural unit, enclosed by a membrane, that makes up all living organisms. |
| Cell Theory | All living organisms are made up of cells. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms. |
| Germ Theory of Disease | The theory that microbes can cause infections diseases. |
| Multicellular Organism | An organism made up of many cells. |
| Unicellular | An organism made up of one cell. |
| Matter | The stuff that makes up all living and nonliving objects. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, and sugars are all examples of matter. |
| Energy | The ability to cause an object to change, move, or work. |
| Cellular Respiration | A series of chemical reactions in a cell that break down sugars and release energy. |
| Indicator | A chemical that indicates the presence, absence, or concentration of a Particular substance. |
| Function | The specialized activities performed by a system, organ, body part, object, or device. |
| Bacteria | Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. |
| Organelles | Cell structures, often surrounded by a separate membrane, that perform a specific function. |
| Protist | An organism made up of a single cell or many cells with a nucleus, and that is not an animal,plant, or fungus. |
| Structure | The parts of an object or system, including what they are made of, their shapes, and their arrangement. |
| Virus | A microbe that is not made of cells and cannot grow or reproduce outside of a living cell. |