What a Response
These cells engulf and destroy foreign cells
what are phagocytes
Gram Negative bacteria are unique because they have this cellular structure
What is an outer layer (or lipopolysaccahrides)?
This chemical binds to the cell wall or prokaryotic cells
What is crystal violet dye?
Antibiotics a this type of macromolecule
What is a protein (enzyme)?
What is cellular respiration?
These cells scan the body for cancerous or infected cells
What are Natural Killer (NK) Cells?
This molecule makes up the cell wall of prokaryotic cells
what is peptidoglycan?
These bacteria appear pink after the completion of a Gram's stain
What are Gram negative bacteria?
What is the peptidoglycan cell wall?
This is Ms. Hysaw's Middle name
What is Adia?
This protein is released by mast cells to alert the body to of potential infection
What are histamines?
These cell structures allow for locomotion
What is the flagellum?
Ethanol is used to complete this crucial step in the gram stain procedure
What is the differential step?
This type of antibiotic prevents translation by blocking the formation of the ribosomal complex
What are aminoglycosides?
What is 64 years old
This protein acts as an identifying marker
What is an antigen?
These nucleic acids can transfer antibiotic immunity from one bacteria to another
What are plasmids?
This molecule binds to the crystal violet dye to allow to trap it inside of the peptidoglycan cell wall
What is the gram's iodine?
Tetracyclines work by preventing this crucial cellular process
What is translation?
This scientist was the first to discover the structure of DNA, but is not traditionally credited with her discovery
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This protein is produced by B- cells to mark potential intruding cells
what are antibodies?
The peptidoglycan cell wall is made of these two macromolecules
What are carbohydrates and proteins?
this chemical binds to the lipids of the outer layer of Gram negative bacteria
what is safranin (counterstain)
This number describes the amount of an antibiotic needed for it to be effective
What is the minimum inhibitory complex?
This common hardware item was originally intended for use in childbirth
What is the chainsaw?