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Microbione
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organisms | livings things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria. |
| scale | the relative size of things. |
| bacteria | tiny organisms that are made of a single cell. |
| microorganisms | an organisms that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
| cells | tiny sturcture that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions. |
| microscope | too small to be seen with naked eye |
| molecules | a group of atoms bonded together. |
| microbione | all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment , such as a human body. |
| 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 a claim |
| scientfic argument | a claim supported by evidence. |
| prokaryotic | smallest, simplest cells that make up single cell organism and lack a nucleus. |
| eukaryotic | cells containing specialized internal organelles. |
| nucleus | the control center of the cell, holds the DNA. |
| mitochondria | bean shaped organelle that releases energy from glucose molecules for the cell to use. |
| cell membrane | barrier around the cell that controls what goes in and out of the cell. |
| vacuole | large storage organelle found in plants, stores water, food and sometimes waste. |
| chloroplast | organelles in plant cells that store chlorophyll where light energy is turned into glucose during photosynthesis. |
| organelle | membrane bound structures within the cell that have specific jobs. |
| cell division | when a parent cells duplicates it contents and then divides into 2 new cells. |
| DNA deoxyribonucleic acid | genetic information that is located in the nucleus, and is passed from parent to offspring. |
| ribosomes | organelle that make proteins for the cell. |
| cytoplasm | gel like substance that fills the cell. |