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A little science
microbes = microorganisms
microbes are central to life on Earth
microbes are everywhere
classes of microbes and their sizes (viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, others)

Basic structures of viruses, prokaryotes, eukaryotes
prokaryotes as bags of enzymes with DNA
eukaryotes have internal compartments
viruses are protein on the outside and DNA or RNA on the inside

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