The property of a test to detect only a certain antibody or antigen, and not to react with any others, is

A) Specificity
B) Sensitivity
C) Precipitation
D) Cross-reactions
E) Agglutination


A) Specificity

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Which process occurs during photosynthesis?

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Which one of the following is NOT directly involved in the production of a typical spinal reflex?

A) brain B) sensory neuron C) motor neuron D) interneuron E) stimulus

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A researcher in a lab finds a microscopic organism that has no nucleus, but has distinctive structural

molecules and mechanisms of photosynthesis. The organisms are abundant in virtually every habitat on Earth. The researcher has identified an organism belonging to the domain ____.

a. Bacteria b. “Protist” c. Eukarya d. Animalia e. Amoeba

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