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MicroBiome
6th Grade Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A proposed answer to a scientific question. | Claim |
| The explanation for how evidence supports a claim. | Reasoning |
| Medicine used to kill microorganisms, particularly bacteria. | Antibiotics |
| Data or information from the natural that supports or challenges a claim. | Evidence |
| The smallest basic unit of life. | Cells |
| The size or proportion of something. | Scale |
| Invisible without a microscope. | Microscopic |
| A single-celled type of microorganism. | Bacteria |
| A community of microorganisms in a specific environment, such as the human body. | Microbiome |
| A living entity, including animals, plants, or microorganisms. | Organism |
| An organism not visible without a microscope. | Microorganism |
| Approximately how many microorganisms are estimated to be in the human body? | 100 trillion |
| How do antibiotics affect the human microbiome? | They reduce the number of both helpful and harmful bacteria. |
| The core principle of cell theory states that | All living things are made of cells, and almost all cells are microscopic. |