Unit C - Cell Biology and Disease (Vocab)

A disease passed from one organism to another

A breakdown of structure and function in a living organism

A person can transmit the disease, but does not exhibit symptoms

A scientist who traces the spread of disease through a population

A system of principles that can guide decisions and practice in terms of whether or not something is morally right or just

A period of isolation to control the spread of a disease

An organism that spreads disease causing germs

To enlarge the size of an object

A microscopic cellular organism or a virus

The smallest structural unit of all living things

An organism made up of many cells

The cell part that separates the cell from the external environment; lets things come in and get out of the cell

The material that fills most of the inside of cells

The cell part that separates the nucleus from the rest of the cell

Directs all cell activities

Cell structures performing a certain action

A standard for comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment

A possible explanation for observations, facts, or events that can be tested/experimented on later

Occurs when cells break down glucose and release energy; requires oxygen

The organelles that produce most of the energy the cell needs

A type of representation that shows what a view would look like when cutting through an object

Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles

An organism made up of a single cell or many cells with a nucleus, and that is not an animal, plant, or fungus

A microbe that is not made of cells and cannot grow or reproduce outside of a living host cell