1.1 PLTW MI Test

antigen

a foreign substance that causes an immune response

concentration

how much of a substance is in a certain amount of solution

elisa

a test that uses antibodies and enzymes to detect a specific substance, like a pathogen

enzyme

a protein that speeds up chemical reactions

genome

all of an organism’s genetic material (DNA)

outbreak

a sudden increase in a disease

pathogen

something that causes disease

primer

a short piece of DNA or RNA that starts the copying of DNA

serial dilution

repeatedly diluting a solution to make it weaker

solute

a substance that is dissolved in another substance

solution

a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another

solvent

the substance that does the dissolving

substrate

the substance that an enzyme acts on

medical intervention

something done to improve health or treat/prevent disease

bioinformatics

using computers to collect and analyze biological information, especially DNA

antibody

a protein made by the immune system that recognizes and binds to a specific antigen