disorders caused by organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites
What is an infectious disease
100
A cell, group of cells, or organism that is produced asexually from and is genetically identical to a single ancestor
What is cloning?
100
Basic building blocks of all things
What is a cell?
100
one billionth
What is nano?
200
used for monitoring health, diseases, and establishing identity.
What is blood?
200
microorganisms that are capable of causing disease.
What are pathogens?
200
the process in which a gene of interest is located and copied (cloned) out of DNA extracted from an organism.
What is gene cloning?
200
an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.
What is the mitochondria?
200
an environment free from dust and other contaminants
What is a clean-room?
300
a group of tests done on urine
What is an urinalysis?
300
results when a pathogen invades and begins growing within the host
What is an infection?
300
producing of whole animals
What is reproductive cloning?
300
the positively charged central core of an atom
What is the nucleus?
300
application of nanotechnology to the life sciences
What is nano-biotechnology?
400
an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
What is a biopsy?
400
results when tissues are impaired?
What is a disease
400
carrier of a genetic material
What is a carrier?
400
outer lining of the cell
What is the plasma membrane?
400
analyzing the structure and properties of a material
What is characterization?
500
a scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases, especially one who examines laboratory samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
What is a pathologist?
500
bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminths
What are the 5 main types of infectious agents?
500
the first cloned mammal
Who is dolly the sheep?
500
a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.