IMSD Retreat 2024

Which of the following is not a major pollutant from automobiles?

DNA nucleotides have three components. Which one of these is NOT part of a DNA nucleotide?

Seawater (i.e. saltwater) freezes at:

The animal kingdom is formally classified into major groups known as

What is the study of mushrooms called

How long does it take the light to reach Earth?

What is the PH of H₂O?

What is the purpose of ELISA assay?

Non-homologous end joining is less likely to produce mutations than homologous recombination.

When was the world's first man-made satellite launched?

Which type of cancer causes more death than any other cancer in the US every

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with inhibitory effects in the brain?

What are stem cells?

There are only 20 amino acids, with 64 possible codons in the Genetic Code.  This is because of a property of the code

Which protein structure is characterized by alpha helices and beta sheets

What blood type is rarest in humans

Who received a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA?

DNA is composed of four complementary nucleotides – adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U).

What is the role of tRNA

Which of the following represents the correct order of steps in a PCR cycle

Does sound travel faster in air or water

What is the most abundant element in the universe?

The bending of light through a glass prism is called ____

Multiple forms of a gene are called alleles.

What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is considered one of the major cellular mechanisms that underlie learning and memory.

Cell suicide or programmed cell death is called what?

Which of the following statements regarding epigenetic inheritance is FALSE?

What is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas at any temperature below its boiling point?

Exons are coding regions of a gene, while introns are non-coding regions that are spliced out

What is an oncogene

As quickly dividing cells continue to undergo change (genetic mutation), they begin to look abnormal and disorganized.

_During DNA Transcription, only one strand is copied. This strand is the 3' -- 5' strand, and is called the ____ strand.

Which molecule acts as the main energy currency of the cell?

The study of how people use tools to perform work, and physically relate to their working environment is called:

What is the origin of Cas9?

What is the main function of the Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

What is the largest internal organ of the human body?

Ribosomes are responsible for protein synthesis

RNA is the primary carrier of genetic information

Which oath of ethics taken by doctors is named after an Ancient Greek physician?

What is the other name of Newton's first law of motion?

When does synaptic pruning take place?

Which of these not a component of the central dogma of molecular biology?

Which freezes faster, hot water or cold water?

What is the name of the tallest grass on earth

These cells support and protect neurons, maintain the blood-brain barrier, and regulate blood flow

What is the name of the bond which links these amino acids together in a protein?

Pancreatic cancer cells can adapt to low-nutrient environments by consuming their own ______________

Which type of enzyme adds a phosphate group to other proteins

What elements are the most common in the human body?

What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?

What is the function of telomeres?

Electrons are smaller than atoms.

Which mammal lays eggs?

Which of these contains hydrolytic enzymes which are able to digest macromolecules?

Who was the first person to introduce the idea that Earth revolves around the sun?

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Which cell cycle phase is DNA replicated in

What is the function of the prefrontal cortex?