2 types of nucleic acids Correct Answers DNA and RNA
Acid Correct Answers substance added to water releases
hydrogen ions (H+)
Adenovirus Correct Answers are a group of viruses that can
infect the membranes (tissue linings) of the respiratory tract,
eyes, intestines, urinary tract, and nervous system. They account
for about 10% of fever-related illnesses and acute respiratory
infections in kids and are a frequent cause of diarrhea.
Agar Correct Answers cell wall component in seaweed
Alpha hemolysis Correct Answers incomplete lysis of red
blood cells
Amino Correct Answers acts as a base (NH2 or NH3+), found
in amino acids
proteins, nucleic acids
Amoeba Correct Answers a single-celled animal that catches
food and moves about by extending finger like projections of
protoplasm. The either free-living in damp environments or
parasitic.
Anion Correct Answers NEGATIVE, gain electron (e-)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Correct Answers Made a crude
microscope to examine threads in fabrics
, Made drawings of what he called "animalcules" in rainwater and
scraped from his teeth
First live cells
Atom Correct Answers smallest unit of matter that retains the
properties of an element
Comprised of subatomic particles
Protons, neutrons, electrons
ATP: Energy Molecule Correct Answers Adenosine
Triphosphate
Adenine
Ribose
3 phosphate molecules
Releases energy when the bond is broken between the 2nd and
3rd phosphates
Base Correct Answers substance added water releases
hydroxyl ions (OH-) or binds to H+ removing them from
solution
Beta hemolysis Correct Answers complete lysis of red blood
cells
binomial system Correct Answers A combination of the genus
and species name
The genus name is always capitalized and the species name
begins with a lower case letter.
Both names should be italicized when in print or underlined
when written by hand
Example: Staphylococcus aureus can be abbreviated S. aureus