What is found in ALL prokaryotic organisms?
Ribosomes
What is the best description of the log phase of a bacterial growth curve?
Populations double under optimum conditions
Through feedback inhibition a noncompetitive inhibitor of enzyme activity would...
Bind to the allosteric site of the enzyme and stop the reaction
Yeast infections such as thrush are caused by what?
Candida albicans
,The outer protein coat of a simple virus particle is called?
Capsid
In the disease cycle of animal viruses(Lysogenic), uncoating takes place between which two stages?
Penetration and biosynthesis
What would be used to sterilize disposable prepackaged gloves?
Gamma
Which type of hepatitis might you acquire by eating raw tomatoes or green onions at a restaurant?
Hepatitis A
The bacteria that causes meningitis usually attach and multiply in this area of the body Upper
respiratory system
Helper T cells...
Function in both humoral and cell-mediated immune function activation
, The function of chemical substances such as histamine and leukotrienes would be
To stimulate inflammation
A cell is said to be _______________ when its cell wall is permeable to foreign DNA
Competent
An enzyme that assembles free nucleotides to make a molecule of RNA is
RNA polymerase
What do Rickettsias and Chlamydias have in common with viruses?
They are both obligated to live inside of a host cell
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Flemming
What is the difference between fimbriae and pili?
Pili is involved in bacterial sex(conjugation), whereas fimbriae is just for attachment