Unit 1
What do we call a molecule that can absorb the energy of a photon?
A pigment.
(What pigments did we talk about?)
What part of the brain is associated with touch?
Parietal Lobe
(What part of the brain is associated with movement?)
What is transcription?
Making mRNA based on a DNA template.
(What is translation?)
Why does Photosystem II come before Photosystem I in photosynthesis?
Photosystem I was discovered first.
What is my first name?
Cameron
ATP -> ADP + Pi
What kind of reaction is this?
Dephosphorylation
(Does this reaction happen spontaneously?)
What is produced by Beta cells?
Insulin
(What is produced by Alpha cells?)
If an organism has 23% Guanine in it's genome, what percentage of the genome is Cytosine?
23%
(What chemical interaction makes this true?)
What does 'glycolysis' mean?
Breaking sugar.
Where did I spend last summer?
Taiwan
What occurs across the thylakoid membrane?
The Electron Transport System
(What enzyme connects this to photosynthesis?)
What are the 5 major parts of a nephron?
Bowman's capsule, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, collecting duct
(What happens in the loop of Henle?)
What are the three kinds of gene mutations?
Silent, Missense, Nonsense
(Which of this would most likely be caused by a frame shift mutation?)
In a word, what is the shortening of telomeres?
Aging
What topic did I study for my Master's? (More specific than biology)
Parasitology.
What are the end products of glycolysis?
2 Pyruvate, 2 Water, 2 ATP, 2 NADH
(What is special about these NADHs?)
What are the 4 functions of the excretory system?
Excretion (duh), Water-Salt balance, Maintaining pH, Releasing Hormones
(How does the kidney regulate blood pressure?)
What are the steps of gene cloning?
Answer on the board.
(What are the steps of Gel Electrophoresis?)
Who did Watson and Crick fail to credit for discovering the DNA double helix?
Rosalind Franklin.
Name something I said you would learn more about in University biology.
Lots of correct answers.
What is the difference between a C3 plant, C4 plant and CAM plant?
C3 is normal, C4 concentrates CO2 by space, CAM concentrates CO2 by time.
(Why do they do this?)
Describe an action potential from start to finish.
Answer on board.
(How does an action potential move down a neuron? How does it pass to the next neuron?)
Label this figure.
Answers on board.
(What does DNA polymerase II do?)
What weird technique was found to treat severe epilepsy?
Severing the Corpus Collosum.
What pets do I have?
2 cats.
(Extra Points for their names or coat colour)