BACE Practice Exam Review

What is agar?

How many ATP molecules are produced by glycolysis and fermentation?

A chemical's MSDS is also known as:

Type of test used to measure the amount of total protein present

Which department is in charge of testing a biopharmaceutical product to ensure safety/potency

How much more acidic is a pH reading of 4 versus a pH reading of 5?

Organism with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles; its DNA is contained in the cytoplasm

What part of an amino acid differs from one to the other?

Most ATP produced during aerobic respiration occurs during...

What is a product of glycolysis?

When inserting a gene into a plasmid to use as a therapeutic protein, which would be step 1?

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations can be found in:

A tentative statement about the world leading to deductions that can be tested.

When disposing of an acid what must it be treated as?

Well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the world: using facts, laws & tested hypotheses

Lipids provide which of the following functions for cells?

The study of decision making as it applies to morals regarding advances in biotechnology is 

Most ATP in eurkaryotic cells is produced in the..

What are the most common molecules found in cells?

In the steps of the pathway of launching a new biopharmaceutical drug, which step would be last

Cells produced by mitosis are haploid

If a solution has a pH reading of 3, it is more

Germinating or sprouting plants are actively undergoing mitosis

DNA is replicated on the leading and the lagging strands in exactly the same way.

A chemical used in an experiment.

The order of amino acids on a polypeptide chain is encoded by:

Autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some bacteria

In glycolysis, the activation of glucose is accomplished by what?

An aqueous solution and yields a hydrogen ion when ionized is

Type of test that demonstrates whether or not an enzyme or drug is having the desired effect

In aerobic respiration carbohydrates are ultimately broken down into: 

Where does translation occur in prokaryotes?

Descriptive generalization of how some aspects of the world behaves under stated circumstances

If a solution has a pH reading of 7, it is...

How are the proteins in fractions collected during column chromatography visualized?

Using the scientific method, which step would you normally perform first?

Using the scientific method, which step would you normally perform last?

Parkinson's, diabetes & cystic fibrosis (CF) are examples of 

What is the SI unit for temperature?

The use of living systems or organisms to develop or make useful products

In the pathway of launching a new biopharmaceutical, which step would require clinical trials?

Type of test used to measure the amount of active ingredient in a drug.

Which of the following is an example of a product easily found in nature?

The separation of molecules on or through a stationary phase is

Which is a monosaccharide commonly used as an energy source for cells in culture media?

A solution that resists changes in pH

Which department in a biopharmaceutical company looks to identify future products?

In the steps of the pathway of launching a new biopharmaceutical drug, which step would be 2nd?

The use of an electric field to separate DNA in agarose is called

If you are to transfer 11 mL of a solution into a 15 mL cylinder. Which pipette will you use?

The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a sample.

If a solution has a pH reading of 9, it is more

The various fragment lengths that are separated during electrophoresis are called

Most ATP in eukaryotic cells is produced in the

In the steps of the pathway of launching a new biopharmaceutical drug which step would be first

During meiosis, chromosomes may "cross-over" and shuffle their genetic information.

The deliberate linkage of DNA from different sources into one molecule

What is the purpose of SDS when used in SDS page electrophoresis?

Viscous buffer used to track DNA or proteins during electrophoresis

Meiosis is a type of cell division which increase the chromosome number by two

DNA replication occurs 3' to 5'

A document listing the detailed steps of key processes to help ensure consistent output.

DNA polymerases are the enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides

Meiosis occurs in all sexually reproducing eukaryotes

The FDA requires biopharmaceutical companies to follow current good manufacturing practices.

DNA polymerases from the thermophiles are used in polymerase chain reation.

Which of the following is an mRNA codon?

Pyruvate is metabolized when no oxygen is present through the process of?

How can you determine the molecular weight of a substance?

In a biotechnology lab, tap water is best used for:

Organism containing a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes

How do DNA molecules vary from one species to another?

The moles of solute per liter of solution is...

Using the scientific method, which step would you normally perform second?