SET 2 — Microorganisms & Vocabulary

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Microorganism

 A very small, usually one-celled living organism.

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Example of a microorganism

 Escherichia coli (E. coli).

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Immune response

 A specific defense used by the body to fight infection and disease by producing antibodies.

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Antibiotic

Medication capable of inhibiting the growth or destroying microorganisms.

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Opportunistic infection

 An infection that occurs because the body is weakened.

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Aerobic

 A microorganism that requires oxygen to live.

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Anaerobic

A microorganism that does not require oxygen to live.

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Host

 Living organisms or nonliving material that provide growth and nutrients for microbes.

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Parasite

 An organism that nourishes itself at the expense of another living thing and causes it harm.