Microbiomes Vocab

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bacteria

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tiny organisms that are made of a single cell.

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cells

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the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life

functions.

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microorganism

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an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye

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microscopic

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too small to be seen with the naked eye

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organism

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living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria

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scale

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the relative size of things

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infection

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sickness caused by harmful microorganisms

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biome

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an area classified by the climate and species that live in that location

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microbiome

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all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body

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claim

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a proposed answer to a question about the natural world