little miss random-nator
Microbiology
GMO
DNA
Mr. Random Pants
100
What is a gene
A gene is a part of DNA with a code for a protein
100
Name a microorganism
Bacteria, fungi...
100
What does GMO stand for
genetically modified organism
100
What does DNA stand for
deoxy ribo blah blah blah
100
What is sequencing
when a computer reads DNA
200
What is your favorite color
You win!
200
Name a really bad bacteria
e coli 0157, salmonella
200
How do you create a GMO
You insert a gene into that new organism
200
What is the central dogma
DNA to RNA to protein
200
What are the two different types of fermentation
lactic acid and ethanol
300
What are the 4 DNA bases
ATCG
300
what is a bacterial colony?
A group of bacteria starting from a single cell
300
Name a vector to transfer DNA to a new organism
plasmid, virus, gene gun
300
How does the cell make protein when starting with RNA (hint...who is the book reader)
ribosome.... he is the one who sits on the RNA and pops out a protein
300
How is yogurt made?
Bacteria eat the lactose sugar in milk and after fermentation the waste from the bacteria is lactic acid. This is what gives yogurt its taste and shape
400
What is PCR
a tool to amplify or make alot of DNA
400
What do bacteria need to grow
food (glucose) water and correct temperature and pH
400
What is cloning? Tell me how you would clone something.
Mr O decides
400
If there are alot of mutations in DNA what will happen to the code? what will the cell do?
the code will change and make a different protein. p53
400
Where do antibiotics come from?
Penicillium, remember, that fungi that kills bacteria with its protein? Then a mad scientist came along and found that protein
500
What dye was used to stain yeast. Explain the two different results you can get with it
Methylene blue, if its clear it is alive, if its dead it is blue
500
What is an enzyme
It is a protein that works to break something down or build something up
500
What is the crystal that kills bugs and is made by bacteria
Bt crystal
500
How many base pairs are in a bacterial genome
about 4 million
500
What is a trait?
a specific gene, e.g. hair color, eye color