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Microbiome Unit
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Term | Definition |
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antibiotics | medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria |
bacteria | tiny organisms that are made of a single cell |
cells | the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions |
claim | a proposed answer to a question about the natural world |
evidence | information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim |
infection | sickness caused by harmful microorganisms |
microbiome | all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as a human body |
microorganism | an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye |
microscopic | too small to be seen with the naked (unaided) eye |
organisms | living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria |
population | a group of the same type of organism living in the same area |
reasoning | the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim |
scale | the relative size of things |
scientific argument | a claim supported by evidence |