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100

Water is able to form hydrogen bonds because

The bonds that hold together the atoms in a water molecule are polar covalent bonds.

100

What would happen if you placed an animal cell in hypotonic solution? What about a plant cell?

-Animal cell: burst/lysed

-Plant cell: turgid/normal

100

During which phases of mitosis are chromosomes composed of two chromatids?

From G2 of interphase through metaphase

100

T/F: Viruses are alive.

False

100

What is my major AND minor?

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Spanish

200

An alpha helix and beta pleated sheet are an example of what type of structure?

Secondary structure of a protein

200

What are the functions of a dehydrogenase, kinase, and decarboxylase?

-Dehydrogenase: removes 2 H atoms

-Kinase: transfers P group to substrate

Decarboxylase: removes COO- or COOH

200

Independent assortment is the result of 

the random and independent way in which each pair of homologous chromosomes lines up at the metaphase plate during Meiosis I

200

What is the difference, if any, between the lytic and lysogenic cycles?

A. Lytic cycle kills the host, lysogenic cycle integrates DNA

B. Lysogenic cycle kills the host, lytic cyle integrates DNA

C. Both cycles kill the host

D. Both cycles integrate DNA

E. Both cycles integrate DNA and kill the host

A. Lytic cycle kills the host, lysogenic cycle integrates DNA

200

How many sisters do I have?

Three

300

What is the function of a carboxyl group?

Acts as an acid and donates H+

300

What is the overall chemical reaction for cellular respiration?

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6H2O + 6CO2

300

When crossing an organism that is homozygous recessive for a single trait with a heterozygote, what is the chance of producing an offspring with the homozygous recessive phenotype?

50%

300

What was the name of the first cloned mammal?

Dolly

300

What other class am I a TA for?

CHEM-C105

400

Name three components of the endomembrane system.

-Nuclear envelope

-Endoplasmic Reticulum

-Golgi Apparatus

-Lysosome

-Vacuoles

-Plasma Membrane

400

What are the respective functions of Photosystem II and Photosystem I?

-PS II: Uses light energy to split water into O, protons, and electrons

-PS I: Reduces 12 NADP+ to  12 NADPH

400

What is the effect of a nonsense mutation in a gene?

It introduces a premature stop codon into the mRNA

400

After translation, how can you regulate gene expression?

Ubiquitination

400

What is my favorite movie?

Any of these:

-Top Gun: Maverick

-La La Land

-Society of the Snow

-Dead Poets Society

500

A chemical reaction in which organic compounds are synthesized from their building block is

Dehydration synthesis (condensation)

500

Once dimerized, how do receptor tyrosine kinase proteins initiate a cellular response?

-ATP transfers phosphate to tyrosine kinase regions

-relay proteins bind to the tyrosine kinase regions and become activated

-Cellular response produced

500

Eukaryotic cells can control gene expression by

histone acetylation of the nucleosome

500

What is the function of Cas9 in CRISPR/Cas9?

A. As an endonuclease, it cuts DNA

B. A piece of RNA complementary to a specific sequence in the genome

C. Facilitates target recognition

A. As an endonuclease, it cuts DNA

500

What is my favorite BIOL-K101 concept?

DNA Replication OR Genetics

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