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Cells and Viruses

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Virus a piece of hereditary material that infects and reproduces inside a living cell.
Host cellThe cell in which a virus lives and infects.
Vaccinemade up of dead or weak cells of a virus and helps prevent a virus.
Compound light microscopelets light pass through an object and then through two or more lenses.
Electron microscopeuses magnetic field to to bend beams of electrons.
Cell membranea structure that forms the outer boundary of the cell and allows only certain materials to move in an out of the cell.
Nucleusa structrue that directs all the activities of the cell.
Chromatinlong strands in the nucleus that contains the genetic blueprints for the operations of the cell.
Cytoplasmgel-like material inside the cell membrane and outside the nucleus.
Organellesthe structures within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
Endoplasmic Reticulumfolded membrane that moves materials around in the cell.
Ribosomessmall structures in the cytoplasm that make their own protein.
Golgi bodiesstacks of membrane covered sacs that package and move proteins to the outside of the cell.
Mitochodriaorganelles where food molecules are broken down and energy is released.
Lysosomesorganelles that contain chemicals that digest wastes and worn out cell parts as well as break down food.
Cell wallis a rigid structure outside the cell membrane that supports and protects the plant cell.
Chloroplastsorganelles in plant cells in which light energy is changed into chemical energy in the form of sugar.
Tissuesgroups of similar cells tht do the same sort of work.
Organa structure made up of different types of tissueds that work together to do a particular job.


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