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SLS Bio11 micro AF
SLS Bio11 micro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antibody | Any of the numerous Y-shaped gamma globulin proteins found in the blood or lymph, and produced by B cells as an immune defense against foreign agents (antigens). |
| Antigen | Any of the various substances that when recognized as non-self by the adaptive immune system triggers an immune response, stimulating the production of an antibody that specifically reacts with it. |
| DNA | A double-stranded nucleic acid that contains the genetic information for cell growth, division, and function. |
| Host Cell | A cell that harbours foreign molecules, viruses, or micro-organisms. For example, a cell being host to a virus. |
| Lymphocyte | white Cell of the blood that are derived from stem cells of the lymphoid series. |
| Lysogenic Cells | Causing or having the power to cause lysis, as the action of certain antibodies and chemical substances. |
| Lytic cycle | One of the ways of virus reproduction. Bacteriophage's nucleic acid fuses together with the hosts nucleic acid, so that genetic information of the virus is transmitted through daughter cells. |
| Membranous Envelope | lipoprotein outer layer of some viruses derived from plasma membrane of the host cell. |
| Mucous membrane | A fabricating membrane lining all body passages and cavities. |
| Nucleic Acid Core | The nucleic acid that is in the virus head. |
| Phagocyte white blood cell | A cell, such as a white blood cell, that engulfs and absorbs waste material, harmful microorganisms, or other foreign bodies in the bloodstream and tissues. |
| Primary Line of Defence | Includes physical and chemical barriers that are always ready and prepared to defend the body from infection. These include your skin, tears, mucus, cilia, stomach acid, urine flow, ‘friendly’ bacteria and white blood cells called neutrophils. |
| Protein Capsid | The protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus |
| RNA | Abbreviation for ribonucleic acid: a nucleic acid that is generally single stranded (double stranded in some viruses) and plays a role in transferring information from DNA to protein-forming system of the cell. |
| Secondary Line of Defence | The second line of defence is a group of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body. This is the immune system. |
| Aerobic Respiration | A form of cellular respiration that requires oxygen in order to generate energy. |
| Tertiary Line of Defence | Very specific acquired immune response. produces antibodies and memory cells so your body will remember that certain infection that was in your body. |
| Viral Specificity | Any of the blood cells that lack hemoglobin, colourless and with nucleus. Its primary role involves the body's immune system, protecting the body against invading microorganisms and foreign particles. |
| White Blood cells | they are used for fighting infections and diseases in your body. |
| Antibiotic | A medicine which kills one specific type of pathogenic micro-organism (germ). This specific micro-organism is bacteria. Antibiotics are only effective on and approved for use to treat bacteria or to prevent a bacterial infection. |
| Antiseptic | Antiseptics are substances that inhibit the growth of micro organism that cause infection |
| Bacteria | a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease |
| Binary Fission | A type of asexual reproduction common among prokaryotes wherein a cell divides giving rise to two cells, each having the potential to grow to the size of the original cell. |
| Classification | Classification consists of classifying an organism in a certain way. |
| Conjugation | The process whereby two ciliates come together in a temporary fusion to exchange micro nuclear material, then separate, each being a fertilized cell. |
| Disinfectant | a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria. |
| Ecological Role | Ecological role is your position in the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms. |
| Fermentation | An anaerobic (without oxygen) cellular process in which organic foods are converted into simpler compounds, and chemical energy (ATP) is produced. |
| Motility | The ability to move actively and on instinct, usually consuming energy in the process. |
| Mutate/Mutation | to cause (a gene) to change and create an unusual characteristic in a plant or animal : to cause mutation in (a gene) |
| Photosynthesis | The synthesis of complex organic material using carbon dioxide, water, inorganic salts, and light energy (from sunlight) captured by light-absorbing pigments, such as chlorophyll and other accessory pigments. |
| Prokaryote | Any of the group of organisms primarily characterized by the lack of true nucleus and other membrane-bound cell compartments. |
| Resistant/Resistance | The failure of a condition to respond or remit following treatment. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. |
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