MI EOC Exam Study Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions

Antibody correct answer: An antigen-binding immunoglobulin, produced by B cells, that functions as the effector in an immune response Antigen correct answer: A foreign macromolecule that does not belong to the host organism and elicits an immune response Bioinformatics correct answer: The collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biochemical and biological information using computers especially as applied in molecular genetics and genomics Concentration correct answer: The amount of a specified substance in a unit amount of another substance ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbant Assay) correct answer: A quantitative in vitro test for an antibody or antigen in which the test material is absorbed on a surface and exposed either to a complex of an enzyme linked to an antibody specific for the antigen or an enzyme linked to an anti-immunoglobulin specific for the antibody followed by reaction of the enzyme with a substrate to yield a colored product corresponding to the concentration of the test material Enzyme correct answer: A protein serving as a catalyst; a chemical agent that changes the rate of reaction without being consumed by the reaction Genome correct answer: The complement of an organism's genes; an organism's genetic material Medical Intervention correct answer: Any measure whose purpose is to improve health or alter the course of disease Outbreak correct answer: A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease Pathogen correct answer: A specific causative agent of disease Primer correct answer: A molecule (a short strand of RNA or DNA) whose presence is required for formation of another molecule (a longer chain of DNA) Serial dilution correct answer: A stepwise dilution of a substance in solution Solute correct answer: A substance dissolved in another substance Solution correct answer: A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these Solvent correct answer: A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance Substrate correct answer: The reactant on which an enzyme works Antibiotic correct answer: A substance produced by or derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism Antibiotic Resistance correct answer: Resistance to one or more antibiotics, usually due to additional genetic information Conjugation correct answer: The one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact Nucleoid correct answer: The DNA-containing area of a bacterial cell Plasmid correct answer: A small ring of DNA that carries accessory genes separate from those of the bacterial chromosome