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Microbiome Unit
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antibiotics | medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria |
| bacteria | tiny organisms that are made of a single cell |
| cells | the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions |
| claim | a proposed answer to a question about the natural world |
| evidence | information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim |
| infection | sickness caused by harmful microorganisms |
| microbiome | all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body |
| microorganism | an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye |
| microscopic | too small to be seen with the naked (unaided) eye |
| organisms | living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria |
| population | a group of the same type of organism living in the same area |
| reasoning | the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim |
| scale | the relative size of things |
| scientific argument | a claim supported by evidence |