Cells And Disease Vocab Flashcards
What are not living organisms?
Viruses
Is bacteria living?
Yes
What is the smallest part of any organism?
Cells
What is the key component of a cell as it controls what can come into and out of a cell?
Cell membrane
A scientist who studies health and disease
Epidemiologist
If a person is infected with a bacterial disease the doctors prescribe
Antibiotics
To prevent sickness from a virus, the doctors will give you
A vaccination
An animal that carries an infectious disease from person to person is called
A carrier?
What states that all living things are made up of cells?
The cell theory
The breakdown in the structure or function of an organism is considered
A vector
When a disease is capable of being transmitted form person to person, with or without contact, it is considered to be
An infectious disease
The _________ of the cell is a gooey substance that holds all of the organelles in place
Cytoplasm
If a person is a _______ of a disease, they will not show any symptoms but can pass the disease onto others
Carrier
Unicellular organisms called ________ do not form tissue like plant and animal cells, but they do have a nucleus in their cell unlike bacteria and viruses
Protists
One of the most important ________ within a plant and animal cell is the _________ which controls which controls the entire cell as it stores the DNA of the cell
Organelles
Nucleus
