Gene Expression Exposition
Epidemiology Extravaganza
Microorganism Malady
Anatomy Attack
Associations Avalanche
200

Okazaki fragments are found on this strand during DNA replication.

What is the lagging strand?

200

This kind of disease poses potential danger to public health, or is behaving unusually. 

What is a notifiable disease?

200
Spongiform encephalopathies are caused by these infectious proteins.

What are prions?

200

This layer of the skin is the outermost and is composed of epithelial cells and keratin. 

What is the epidermis?

200

This kind of inter-species relationship is much closer than synergism or antagonism, since one or more of the species involved is dependent on it to live.

What is symbiosis?

400
This enzyme requires an RNA primer.

What is DNA polymerase?

400

This kind of microbe is the most common cause of mild, acute diseases.

What are viruses?

400

This affliction is caused by bacterial presence in the blood.

What is sepsis?

400

This web of cells is bound together with tight junctions and protects an immune privileged site.

What is the blood brain barrier?

400

Superinfections are an example of this type of organismal association.

What is opportunistic parasitism?

600

This enzyme requires a promoter sequence.

What is RNA polymerase?

600

These skin and eye infections most commonly occur in babies, and are quite pathogenic.

What are impetigo and conjunctivitis?

600

These organisms are referred to as "filterable" because filters designed to remove bacteria do not remove them.

What are viruses?

600

A patient will report this kind of subjective evidence.

What is a symptom?

600

This theory explains why mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own circular DNA and 70S ribosomes.

What is the endosymbiotic theory?

800

This enzyme that seals the nicks in the DNA backbone is important in DNA replication and gene cloning.

What is ligase?

800

These types of biting insects are vectors for dengue fever, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus, to name a few.

What are arthropods?

800

This seasonal affliction is caused by over 200 different viruses.

What is the common cold?

800

This structure in the respiratory tract is constantly sweeping mucus and microbes up and out.

What is the ciliary escalator?

800

This is the taxonomic hierarchy from most specific to most general.

What is species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain?

1000

This step in PCR involves heating DNA to separate the two strands.

What is denaturation?

1000

This disease is transmitted by "kissing bugs" and is caused by a protozoa. 

What is Chagas disease?

1000

Meningoencephalitis results when these protozoa enter the brain and cause an accidental infection.

What are amoebas?

1000

These signs and symptoms last much longer than acute signs and symptoms.

What are sequelae?

1000

These are typically much more specific to individual pathogens than antibiotics due to the close relationship their target has with its host.

What are antivirals?