Friday, January 30, 2009

Root Words Quiz #9: Microbes

scope - look, see
compound - together, made up of more than one part
microbe - a microscopic thing
organism - an individual life form
microorganism - a microscopic life form
protist - a one celled microorganism that has a nucleus, is motile, and can reproduce on its own
bacteria - a one celled microorganism that does NOT have a nucleus, is motile, and can reproduce on its own
virus - a microbe, non-living, not made up of a cell, no nucleus, is not motile, cannot reproduce on its own
immune - to protect
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency virus, causes the immune system to stop working well, causes AIDS

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