Disease, Viruses, & Gene Tech Vocab

A tiny, non-living particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell

• virus

• capsid

• stem cells

protein coat surrounding a virus

• capsid

• virus envelope

• nucleus

virus envelope

• modified piece of host cell membrane that surrounds the virus (not all have)

• a part of a cell containing DNA and RNA

• A jelly-like fluid inside the cell in which organelles are suspended

a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

a cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a part of the cell contain DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

• nucleus

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a rigid layer of non-living material that surrounds the cells of plants and some prokaryotic cells

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

a jelly-like fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a virus that infects bacteria

• bacteriophage

• stem cells

• host cells

unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division

• bacteriophage

• stem cells

• host cells

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4