These are BONUS QUESTIONS available for one point each. You can answer zero or all, but make sure you have already completed the real exam questions first: Describe differences between an embryonic stem cell and an adult stem cell. Explain what the protein encoded by the BRCA1 gene does in your cells. What does it mean if a disease or condition is autosomal recessive? How does epigenetics impact our physiology? What are the functions of vast DNA regions that are not traditional gene encoding regions? Forgot to ask you something, tell me more?  

A news report describes a story about a hiker that was attacked by a grizzly bear on a trail in Montana. The hiker lost significant amounts of blood but survived the attack. Based on definitions, match the scientist with the correct interest in the various aspects of the injury:

Some generic protein X is made in liver cells but not intestinal cells. You would expect to find the gene encoding X to be found in cells and the mRNA transcript to be found in cells.

Match the items with the correct organ system:

The building blocks of DNA and RNA are:

Describe all that you know about the process of diffusion:

Describe how a membrane protein works when it’s called a receptor and include TWO specific examples of membrane protein receptors and how they function:

Describe the difference between positive AND negative feedback in the regulation of homeostasis using specific examples:

Describe everything you know about the processes of transcription AND translation, provide specific structures, enzymes, locations, and/or molecules in your answer:

Explain why many changes in the DNA code are silent meaning they don’t cause a change in phenotype or cause a disease: