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100
The macromolecule that makes up the semi-permeable membrane of a cell.
What is a lipid?
100
Enzyme catalysis is used to lower this.
What is activation energy?
100
CPR stands for this.
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
100
This type of doctor specializes in the care of kidneys (please don't disappoint Dr. Cobb).
What is a nephrologist?
100
This person is considered to be the father of modern medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
200
By convention, protein sequences are written from ____ to ____.
What is N to C?
200
Despite water having a relatively small molecular weight, it has a higher than expected boiling point due to these.
What are hydrogen bonds?
200
This popular drink that can be found across Emory was once originally intended to serve as a medical tonic.
What is Coca-Cola?
200
This organ is located above each kidney.
What is an adrenal gland?
200
This person is considered to be the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
300
This lymphocyte creates antibodies.
What is a B cell/B lymphocyte.
300
This effect is considered a major driving force for protein folding.
What is the hydrophobic effect?
300
This term is commonly used to refer to an infant/child that has failed to develop/grow normally.
What is Failure to Thrive?
300
The average length of time (in years) one must wait to get a kidney transplant.
What is 3-5 years (name any value within the range)?
300
Alexander Fleming discovered this in 1928 after experimenting with mold and bacteria.
What is penicillin?
400
Fatty acids are a type of _________ molecule, meaning they have both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic region.
What is amphipathic?
400
Name the molecule.
What is 2-Methyl-3-pentanol?
400
The medical term for low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia?
400
This treatment helps remove waste products and extra fluid from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.
What is Dialysis?
400
In 1951, this person's immortal cells were taken from her without her permission and have been used in the development of vaccines and other research.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
500
This molecule, which was originally derived from jellyfish, is used in experiments as a biological marker.
What is Green Fluorescent Protein?
500
The process by which a racemate is separated into two separate enantiomers.
What is a resolution?
500
The number of bones in the human body.
What is 206?
500
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of this.
What is kidney cancer?
500
This person was responsible for popularizing germ theory – that microorganisms cause disease – and is, therefore, known as the progenitor of modern immunology.
Who is Louis Pasteur?