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1
What is the main purpose of creatine in the muscles?
Bringing stability to the actin myosin complex
Immediate release of ATP
IDK Im just a gymbro 💪
Water retention for osmotic balance
2
In Jurassic Park (1993), scientists recreate dinosaurs using DNA extracted from what?
Ancient dinosaur eggs
Amber-trapped mosquitoes
Volcanic ash
Fossilized bones
3
What is the role of NADH in cellular respiration?
Breakdown of Glucose in Glycolysis
Electron Donation to the Electron Transport Chain
Oxygen Storage for Oxidative Phosphorylation
ATP Production
4
Which fruit has more genes than humans?
Apple
Banana
Tomato
Watermelon
5
How much plastic waste is produced by life science (biology, medical, agirculture) research alone?
5.5 million
3.2 million
2.2 billion
1.3 billion
6
Why does honey not get spoiled?
Low water content & Low acidity of Honey
Natural antibiotics in Honey
Low water content & High acidity of Honey
Continuous Fermentation in Honey
7
Which of the following macromolecules is NOT a polymer?
Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
Proteins
Lipids
8
Which fruit glows under UV?
Pepper
Grapes
Lemon
Banana
9
How much of the modern human genome is actually from the Neanderthal genome?
0.50%
2%
9%
11%
10
Which one of these goofy protein names are
not
(or
were never) real
?
Pikachurin
Knucklesase
Just Another Kinase
Robotnikinin
11
Which professor in our department had their work displayed as a statue at the Stanford University ?
Işık Yuluğ
Tayfun Özçelik
Özlen Konu
Bahar Değirmenci Uzun
12
In
2017
, the Nobel Prize for
Chemistry
was given for the discovery of which imaging method?
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
NMR
X-ray Crystallography
Scanning Electron Microscopy
13
In what year was Bilkent University Molecular Biology and Genetics department founded?
1993
1994
1997
1995
14
Which of these is not a symptom of Hungtinton?
Epilepsy
Motor Issues
Cognitive Decline
Psychiactric Syndrome
15
Which Bilkent MBG professor is a Bilkent graduate themselves?
Özlen Hoca
Bahar Hoca
Onur Hoca
Pınar Hoca
16
Which type of cell does function like macrophage in the nervous system?
Schwann Cell
Oligodendrocyte
Microglia
Astrocyte
17
Which person is a Bilkent MBG graduate who was recently honored with a membership in the EMBO?
Onur Çizmecioğlu
Tuğba Bağcı Önder
Veli Vural Uslu
Elif Nur Fırat Karalar
18
Lyssaviruses are responsible for which disease?
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Severe flu
Rabies
Measles
19
Who is the professor who met Aziz Sancar and took a photo with him?
Pınar Önal
Işık Yuluğ
Onur Çizmecioğlu
Serkan Göktuna
20
What is the
most abundant
protein in the human body?
Collagen
Keratin
Actin
Hemoglobin
21
How many professors/instructors does the MBG department have?
10
15
9
12
22
What is the
most abundant RNA
in the cell?
rRNA
tRNA
miRNA
mRNA
23
Why does caffeine keep us awake?
It speeds up the breakdown of melatonin
It increases the flow of oxygen to the brain
It blocks sleep-promoting receptors
It increases serotonin production
24
What word describes the effect of environment on the genetic expression?
Social Genetics
Polygentics
Epigenetics
Chromosomal Genetics
25
In which gene did Tayfun Hoca and his collegues found a link to quadrupedal locomotion and cerebellar dysplasia in 2008?
Dystrophin
PSD-95
APOE
VLDLR
26
Which of the Bilgent event has not been done this year yet?
MBG Talks
Alumni Talks
Academic Tales Unfiltered
Biotechnology Talks
27
Which of these animals is biologically immortal?
Tardigrade
Hydra
Lobster
Jellyfish
28
Which of the following RNA modifications is unique to eukaryotic mRNA?
All of the above
Splicing
Polyadenylation
5' capping
29
When was the CRISPR first discovered?
1998
2007
1987
2005
30
In Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, what is the name of the geneticist who sought to create a perfect species?
Molecular Man
High Evolutionary
Thanos
Supreme Geneticist
31
Which protein is the
largest
in the human body?
Tropomyosin
Laminin
Dystrophin
Titin
32
Which part of the human body has no blood supply and gets its oxygen directly from the air?
Skin
Nails
Cornea
Hair
33
We sometimes yawn when others do, but why is yawning contagious?
It’s linked to empathy and mirror neurons
It’s a social bonding mechanism
All of the above
It signals group synchronization in early humans
34
Which amino acid is the precursor for serotonin synthesis?
Tryptophan
Phenylalanine
Histidine
Tyrosine
35
Which histone modification is most commonly associated with
gene silencing
?
Ubiquitination
Methylation
Acetylation
Phosphorylation
36
Which dinosaur's collagen was discovered intact and later sequenced?
T.Rex
Velociraptor
Ankylosaurus
Iguanodon
37
Why can't we sneeze with our eyes open?
The muscles involved in sneezing also control eyelid movement
The optic nerve temporarily shuts down
To protect our eyeballs from increased pressure
It’s an evolutionary reflex to keep particles out of our eyes
38
How many Horizons were organized by Bilgent so far?
13
12
11
14
39
Why does eyesight change as you get older?
The number of rods and cones increases
The eye muscles become stronger
The eyes grow larger over time
The lense grows and becomes thicker & less transparent
40
We love our dogs and therefore do not feed them any chocolate, but what is the main reason for its toxicity to dogs?
High levels of cacao butter found in... well... cacao
High levels of alkaloids found in cacao
High levels of flavonoids found in cacao
High level of sugars found in chocolate
41
How old is the oldest stromatolite (a fossil made by the likes of cyanobacteria) ever found?
1.5 billion years
3.5 billion years
4 billion years
2 billion years
42
How many
base pairs
does the human genome have?
1.3 billion
3.2 billion
2.3 billion
5 billion
43
In one of the Journal Club events of Bilgent, neuroligin-4-Y was explained to be linked to which phenomena?
Autism
Gender dysphoria
Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD)
Male homosexuality
44
Which system in the body uses the most blood?
Circulatory
Lymphatic
CNS
Renal
45
Which succulent plant is used to make tequila?
Blue agave
Aloe vera
Euphorbia
Cannabaceae
