Biotechnology First Semester Exam Review

Immortal human epithelial cells used in research of cancer

The variable that is being manipulated in an experiment

FDA regulated human testing that serves as a drug approval process

Individuals that ddiscovered the structure of DNA

The bond that links amino acids

Amount of substance (solute) as a proportion of another substance (solution)

Adenine pairs with

Who first discovered the contents of the nucleus; called it nuclein

The level of protein structure where the polypeltide chains fold into Alpha helices or Beta sheets

How much of 10X buffer is needed to prepare 50 ml of a 1X buffer solution

Which one is a purine

The level of protein structure that refers to the order and type of amino acids found in a polypeptide chain

Which one of the nitrogenous bases is only found in RNA

Process where a bacteria can uptake foreign DNA and express its proteins

Established by T. Roosevelt after the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, revealed many issues within the meat industry

Which one does not describe DNA

Most jobs within biotechnology require a minimum of a

How many grams of HCl are needed to prepare 200 ml of a 2 M solution

The process in which solvent is added to make a solution less concentrated

Solution that maintain a stable pH

A specialized nucleotide that serves as an energy storage molecule

Regulates production and modification of plants, plant products, and genetically modified plants and animals

Which of the following represents mass/volume concentration units

The bond that links complimentary base pairs

Anaerobic process that produces energy; also used in the production of beer, wine, bread

Specialized structure surrounding the cells of plants, bacteria, and some fungi

Name the reaction that joins the monomers of the macromolecules

What is referrred to as the central dogma of Biology

Established by R. Nixon after the book "Silent Spring" reveladed the issues associated with the use of pesticide DDT

Which one can be used to measure 25 microliters

The structure that develops at the bottom a tube after it has been spun in a microcentrifuge

The process of treating a disease or disorder by replacing a dysfunctional gene with a functional one

The enyzme that breaks the hydrogen bonds of the two DNA strands to allow for replication to begin

The enzyme that joins together the unconnected Okazaki fragments on the lagging

Which micropipet would be used to measure 150 microliters

Folded, functional polypeptides that conduct various functions within and around a cell

A testable statement to answer a scientific question

Federal agency that regulates the production of food, food additives, drugs, and medical devices

Federal agency that enforces environmental laws

Convert 750 ml into liters

Which is not a characteristic of a living thing

Experimental technique used to identify individuals by distinguishing their unique DNA pattern

Which best describes the structure of lipids

Instrument used to measure very tiny volumes, usually less than a milliliter

Which instrument would best measure 55.0 ml

Measure of concentration that represents the number of moles of a solute in a liter of solution

The level of protein structure where two or more polypeptide chains join to form one functional protein

Used X ray crystallography to take x rays of DNA

What do we call the strands on the DNA double helix that have their nucleotides running in opposite direction

Membrane-boundorganelles that are responsible for generating cellular energy

Developed DNA recombinant technology by combining frog DNA with bacterial DNA

Which is not part of the cell theory

Monomer units ofnucleic acids

Enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of complementary DNA strands

Which cell model used in biotechnology are prokaryotes

Which element is not one of the six major constituents of the macromolecules

DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

Convert 500 microliters to milliliters

The study and manipulation of living things or their components

Contains a central carbon atom, an amino group,a carboxyl group, and a distinctive “R” group

The bond that links sugars and phosphates of adjacent nucleotides

Fatty acids full of Hydrogens; bad fats

DNA replication process in which each original strand of DNA acts as a template for building the new strands

Approximately, how many genes are there in the human genome

How many amino acids are there?

Disproofs the "theory of spontaneous generation" by demonstrating that maggots come from eggs of flies

An entire set of an organism’s genetic material

The part of an amino acid that differs from one amino acid to another

What volume of 10X buffer is needed to make 550 ml of a 2X buffer

Which two organelles have their own DNA and thus support endosymbiotic theory