A woman uses a home pregnancy test kit that tests for hCG hormone in urine. She knows this is a type of antibody assay from the kit brochure. Antibodies reacting with the hormone produce two lines on the test strip. What specific type of antibody assay
does this represent?
A) a direct immunofluoresence test
B) a complement fixation test
C) an immunochromatographic assay
D) an ELISA
E) a neutralization assay
C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: Serologic Tests That Use Antigens and Corresponding Antibodies
Learning Outcome: 17.21
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Mendel's experiments with garden peas differed from those of other plant hybridizers of the time in that:
A. Mendel studied true-breeding strains, rather than poorly defined material. B. Mendel focused on a small number of easily contrasted traits, rather than a large number of more complex traits. C. Mendel quantified his results and looked for statistical patterns, rather than simply noting the presence or absence of a trait among a group of offspring. D. Mendel performed no crosses between strains, whereas other hybridizers did. E. Mendel studied true-breeding strains, focused on a small number of easily contrasted traits, and quantified results.
The sharing of two pairs of electrons between two atoms is called a(n) ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A nucleotide consists of
A.) a sugar, a protein, and adenine. B.) a sugar, an amino acid, and starch. C.) a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base. D.) a starch, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.
Respiratory syncytial virus and Rotavirus are major causes of global outbreaks in infants 6 months of age, or younger.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)