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VIRUS
A SEGMENT OF RNA OR DNA SURROUNDED BY PROTEIN COAT. THEY ARE NOT LIVING AND THEY ARE NOT CELLS. INFECTS A LIVING CELL AND USES CELL'S PARTS TO REPLICATE AND MAKE MORE VIRUSES.
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Science
9th Grade
03/29/2011

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VIRUS
Definition
A SEGMENT OF rna OR dna SURROUNDED BY A RPOTEIN COAT
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CAPSID
Definition
PROTEIN COAT
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ENVELOPE
Definition
PROTECTS THE CAPSID
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HOST CELL
Definition
LIVING CELL
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CILIA
Definition
TINY, HAIR LIKE PROJECTIONS THAT HELP ATTACH TO OTHER CELLS
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ELAGELLA
Definition
LONG, WHIP LIKE STRUCTURES THAT HELP MOVE
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PATHOGEMS
Definition
DISEASE CAUSING AGENT
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T-CELLS
Definition
FIGHT INFECTIONS
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VIRUS
Definition
BAD, HIV, NOT ALIVE, VACCINE, SMALLER
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BACTERIA
Definition
BAD/GOOD, E. COLI, ALIVE, ANTIBIOTIC, SMALL
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EVAPORATION
Definition
WATER CHANGES TO LIQUID TO GAS(WATER MOVES OUT)
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TRANSPIRATION
Definition
EVAPORATION OF WATER FROM LEAVES TO ATMOSPHERE
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PRECIPITATION
Definition
WATER RETURNS TO EARTH BY RAIN, SNOW, ETC(WATER MOVES IN)
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PERCOLATION
Definition
WATER SEEPS INTO SOIL(WATER MOVES IN)
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RESPIRATION
Definition
RETURNS CARBON TO ATMOSPHERE(BREATHE)
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COMBUSTION
Definition
RETURNS CARBON TO ATMOSPHERE(BURNING)
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EROSION
Definition
RETURNS CARBON TO ATMOSPHERE(LIMESTONE IN SOIL UNDERGOES CHEMICAL CHANGE RELEASING IN C)
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EVOLUTION
Definition
POPULATION CHANGE OVER TIME
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FOSSILS
Definition
DEAD/PRESERVED ORGANISM
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HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURE
Definition
DIFFERENT ORGANISMS MAY HAVE SAME STRUCTURES WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
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VESTIGIAL STRUCTURE
Definition
STRUCTURE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE NO FUNCTION
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ADAPTATION
Definition
SPECIES CHANGES TO BE BETTER SUITED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENT
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EXTINCTION
Definition
WHEN SPECIES DIES OFF
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