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Unit 1 Vocab Set #2
Unit 1.1.4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erythrocytes | Hemoglobin-rich, red blood cells that transfer oxygen through a body. This gives the red color to the vertebrate blood and do not have a nuclei. |
| Leukocytes | One of the many cells in the blood that lack hemoglobin but have a nucleus and are active in the immune response. Lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are this. |
| Thrombocytes | A minute, colorless, a nucleate disk-like body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and damaged epithelium. |
| Plasma | The pale yellow, liquid portion of blood that consists of eater and dissolved substances, including sugars, lipids, metabolic waste products, amino acids, hormones, and vitamins. |
| Hemoglobin | A protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen |
| Antigens | Anything that stimulates an immune response. |
| Positive Control | In an experiment, the group that the researcher expects to have a positive result, to show that the experimental setup was capable of producing results. |
| Negative Control | In an experiment, the group in which the conditions produce a negative outcome. This group helps identify outside influences that were not accounted for when the procedure was created. |
| Hypothesis | A statement predicting the anticipated results of an experiment |
| ABO system | A system of four types (A, AB, B, and O) which human blood is classified into, based on the presence or absence of certain antigens. |
| Antibodies | A protein produced by B cells in the blood; works to impair pathogens. Also called an immunoglobulin |
| Agglutination | The clumping of particles |
| Independent Variable | In an experiment, the variable that the researcher intentionally changes to determine its influence on the dependent variable |
| Dependent Variable | In an experiment, the variable being measured and whose value is influenced by another variable |
| Standard Curve | A graph that plots known values which then allows the same properties to be determined for unknown samples by interpolation on the graph |