Cell structure and function terms
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| infectious | a disease that is caused by microbes (germs) and can be passed from one organism to another
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| infectious agent | an organism that causes disease
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| cell | the smallest structural unit that makes up all living organisms. cells are able to perform all life functions. cells have unique structures related to their function.
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| cell membrane | the structure that separates the cell from it's outside environment and controls what enters the cell
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| cell wall | the layer outside of the cell membrane. It can be tough and flexible with a definite shape. it provides the cell with support and protection.
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| chloroplast | a green colored organelle that is the site of photosynthesis within the cells of plants and algae
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| cytoplasm | the liquid or gel-like material that fills much of the inside of cells, and the location of many of the reactions that take place in the cell
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| nucleas | the part of the cell that contains the genes. this is the control center of the cell
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| nuclear membrane | the structure that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm in a cell
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| organelles | the small parts found inside a cell, often surrounded by a separate membrane, that performs a specific function
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| disease | a breakdown in the structure and function of a living organism
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| microbe | a microscopic cellular organism or a virus, some of which can cause disease
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| multicellular | an organism that is made of more than one cell
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| unicellular | describing single-celled organisms, including bacteria and some protists
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| eukaryote | organisms that have cells that contain a nucleus
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| prokaryote | organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus. the DNA of prokaryotes is located in the cytoplasm of the cell
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| vector | an animal that spreads disease-causing microbes, usually without getting itself sick
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| virus | small infectious agents that cannot grow or reproduce by themselves. instead, they must invade living cells to multiply. viruses are not made of cells
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