Transcript EOG VOCAB REVIEW 2

EOG VOCAB REVIEW 2
Water / Micro life
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Hardness
Amount of metal dissolved in water
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Upwelling
Nutrient Rich Deep Ocean Currents
are brought up to surface: creates
rich abundance of life
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Benthos
Organisms that live on the bottom in
water (crayfish, lobsters, crabs,
clams)
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Neritic
Coastal “shallow” Water of the
Oceans ( 3-5 miles off coastline)
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Pelagic
Open Ocean Water (deep water)
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SONAR
Sound navigation ranging device;
used to located objects under water
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R.O.V.
Remote Operated Vehicle; used to
EXPLORE deep ocean, or areas
dangerous to humans (IED’s in
Afghanistan)
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Remote Sensing
Getting information about a place
you are NOT at
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Carrier
Human that gives a disease to
another human
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Vector
A non human source of a disease
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Contagion
Any microbe that causes a disease in
a human, easily spread
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Infectious Disease
Any disease that is spread through
indirect/direct contact and spreads
easily
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Epidemic
Disease is found in only 1 location,
but spread throughout it
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Pandemic
Disease that is found internationally
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Pathogen
Any microbe that causes disease in
another organism
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Disease
Cell, organ, or body which is not
functioning normally
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Virus
Small non living cause of disease.
Hijacks cells to make more viruses
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Capsid
Protein coat which fools cells into
letting viruses inside of cell
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Polyhedral
Round “spiky” version of a virus
(Nora virus, AIDS)
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Filovirus
Rod shaped virus most lethal to
humans (Ebola)
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Bacteriaphage
Spider-like viruses that attack
bacteria
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Bacteria
LIVING, Prokaryote source of
disease. FOUND EVERYWHERE
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Capsule
Thick outside coating that protects
bacteria from environment/immune
cells of host
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Cell Wall
Rigid Outside shell found in Bacteria
and Plant cells. Designed to support
and protect cell from damage
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Prokaryote
No organelles or Nucleus found
inside cell membrane. (Bacteria)