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Micro-Life, Page 2
Micro-Life, Page 2
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6th Grade
01/06/2009

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Term
spontaneous generation
Definition
IDEA: living things grow from non-living things
Term
cellular respiration
Definition
cells use oxygen to break down sugar from food
Term
protist
Definition
- one-celled microbe
- has a nucleus
Term
virus
Definition
non-living particle that causes disease
Term
vaccination
Definition
- injecting dead or weakened microbe into the body
- helps the body lean how to fight the disease
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resistant
Definition
able to fight against
Term
bacteria
Definition
- single cell
- has a _____________
- does NOT have _____________ or _______________
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immune system
Definition
defends the body against foreign substances
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red blood cell
Definition
- transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- does NOT have a nucleus
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white blood cell
Definition
cells that fight foreign substances
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antibiotic
Definition
- medicine that destroys microbes, or stops them from growing
- anti-life
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full course
Definition
the full prescribed amount of medicine
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