In mammals, fertilisation occurs in the...
Fallopian tubes
Down syndrome occurs due to nondisjunction on chromosome number ____
21
Protists differ from fungi because they do NOT possess a..
Cell wall.
Pilorelaxation
2
There are ____ different STOP codons
(e.g "There are twelve"
Three (Double points if you can give the codon for each?)
Germ line mutations only occur before differentiation (T/F)
F
Another type of vaccine OTHER than attenuated is..
Inactivated, mRNA, sub-unit, toxoid
Countercurrent exchange in penguins to maintain warmth is a type of ________ adaptation
Physiological
How many countries have I been to outside of Australia?
4
Draw a pedigree with a mother, father, and two children which indicates RECESSIVE inheritance.
Pedigree must show two unaffected parents with at least one affected kid.
THREE examples of transgenic organisms are..
* Recombinant bacteria (insulin)
* Bt cotton/corn
* Transgenic salmon
* Golden rice
Draw a diagram that shows continuous streaking technique, and a diagram that shows quadrant streaking technique
Yeah look I can't be bothered drawing these.
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the ____ gene.
Breast cancer is caused by a mutation in the _____/______ gene
HBB
BRCA1/BRCA2
Who in this class have I taught for the MOST time, and who have I taught for the LEAST time?
Louis, Athena
Topoismerase, helicase, primase, polymerase, ligase
The proper name for the process of whole organism is..
Somatic cell nuclear transfer
During the acquired immune response, _____ T cells release ________ to increase macrophage activity at an affected site.
Helper T, interleukin
The two types of dialysis are _______ and _______ dialysis
Haemodialysis, peritoneal
How many of you have not missed a single (That I've got recorded anyway) practise questions worksheet hand-in?
7 (Tiana, Louis, Ash, Eve, Marie, Andrea, Alex)
Closest answer wins - "An average human cell contains approximately _______ base pairs"
6 billion
Closest answer wins - "By the end of an 80 year lifespan, an average person will have accumulated more than _________ mutations across their somatic cells"
14 QUADRILLION #Daaaaaaamn #SHEESH
Closest answer wins - During the peak of an influenza infection, up to ______million viral particles are produced in the host within a day.
100 million
Closest answer wins - Non-infectious diseases make up ___ % of deaths that occur worldwide each year.
75%
Closest answer wins - How many years have my best mate and I, been best mates?
27