Microbiology
What type of organism is E. coli?
Bacteria
What process is used to turn DNA to RNA?
Transcription
What organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Mitochondria
Who is our mascot?
Sparty!
What is the name of the NFL football team based in Detroit?
What color is Gram positive bacteria?
Purple
If two heterozygous individuals (Aa × Aa) are crossed, what is the probability of producing an offspring that is homozygous recessive?
Which functional group is present in both aldehydes and ketones?
Carbonyl (C=O)
What was Michigan State University originally called when it was founded?
Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
What is the most common blood type?
Type O+
What bacterial structure allows movement?
Flagella
Which type of mutation is most likely to have the largest impact on protein function?
Null or frameshift
Which antibody is the most abundant in human blood serum?
IgG
Which former Michigan State basketball player was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft after leading the Spartans to a national championship?
Magic Johnson
How many months have 28 days?
12 (all of them)
Why are Gram negative bacteria resistant to penicillin?
They lack a cell wall
Why are transposons particularly important in the spread of antibiotic resistance?
They can move resistance genes between chromosomes, plasmids, and other mobile genetic elements.
What is the main function of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules?
Present antigens to T cells.
What is a famous STEM discovery or invention made by someone at MSU?
Richard Lenski, Long-Term Evolution Experiment (LLEE), longest running evolution study in history
Barnett Rosenberg (biochemist), accidentally discovered Cisplatin, the "gold standard" chemotherapy drug when researching the effects of electricity on bacteria
Hybrid corn was developed and popularized at MSU, dramatically increasing crop yields and transforming farming worldwide.
G. Malcolm Trout discovered that pasteurizing milk before homogenization creates a more stable product and made the technique possible for widespread use.
The bacteriology and hygiene department (now MGI department) developed a hog cholera vaccine in 1914, establishing MSU's early reputation in microbiology.
What is the most-streamed song on Spotify?
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Which microorganism can use CO₂ as its carbon source and inorganic chemicals as its energy source?
Chemolithoautotroph
In E. coli, the lac operon is present, lactose is available, and glucose is absent. What happens to lac operon gene expression?
The lac operon is highly expressed because the repressor is inactivated and CAP-cAMP activates transcription.
Which enzyme is considered the rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis?
Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
Michigan State University's campus sits on the ancestral lands of what Indigenous confederacy?
The Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi (Bodéwadmi) peoples.
What is Alyssa's favorite color?
Green! (go green)