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a microscopic particle made of either a DNA or an RNA core and covered with a protein coat; it infects host cells in order to reproduce |
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a living cell in which a virus reproduces. |
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a solution made from damaged virus or bacteria particles or from killed or weakened viruses or bacteria; can prevent but not cure many viral and bacterial diseases. |
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| acquired immune deficiency syndrome. A fatal communicable disease caused by HIVS |
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| Compound Light Microscope |
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| an instrument that uses light and convex lenses to magnify objects |
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an instrument that bends beams of electrons in a magnetic field. |
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a major theory of life science. The cell is a basic unit of life. |
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the selectively permable outer boundry of a cell that allows food and oxygen to move into the cell and waits to leave it. |
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| The structure inside a cell that directs the cell's activities |
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hereditary material in a cell's nucleus. |
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the gel like substance inside the cell membrane that contains structures that carry out life processes. |
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in eukaryotic cells, the structures within the cytoplasm that breaks down food. |
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a cell organelle consisting of folded membranes that move materials around the cells. |
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a cell organelle on which protein is made. |
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cell organelles consisting of stacks or membrane-covered sacks that package and move proteins to the outside of the shell. |
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cell organelles that break down food molecules and release energy. |
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a cytoplasmic organelle that contains chemicals and digests wastes and worn out cell parts. |
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plant cell organelles in which light energy is changed into chemical energy in the form of sugar during photosnythesis. |
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in plants, the ridgid structure made of cellulose. |
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group of similar cells that do the same sort of work. |
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a structure made up of different types of tissues that work together. |
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