For this question on genetically modified organisms, please pick ONLY ONE of the following questions to answer. I.e., you have a choice of which you would prefer to answer, so pick the one you’re more comfortable with. Please do not answer them all as I will only grade the first (and hopefully only!) one you answer! Please use full & complete sentences in your answer –   Option #1: Describe the process of using a bacterial plasmid in genetic engineering. Clearly explain the steps that would be needed to create a GMO.                                                                                     —or— Option #2: What information we can provide to our friends and family about GMOs who may be concerned about their effect on the environment and risks of use? Provide at least 2 truths about GMOs                                                                                     —or— Option #3: In the pGLO transformation experiment, E. coli is given a gene from a jellyfish that allows it to produce green fluorescent protein (GFP). How is it possible for E. coli, a prokaryote, to produce a functional protein that is normally made by a eukaryotic organism? What insight does this give us about the processes of transcription and translation across domains?  Explain your answer. Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.  

Based on the information in the DNA fingerprinting image below, which suspect committed the crime? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed. Photo credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

  STOP! Please read this question CAREFULLY before answering. You are not telling me what you *wish* we’d gone over in class; you are explaining something you learned (in detail!).     Choose a single topic from these chapters (not answered in a short-answer question above) and explain it fully here. Write at least a full paragraph (minimum 4-5 sentences; no bullet points), although you may go longer. This is your chance to demonstrate good knowledge of a single topic from these chapters.   Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Imagine that a bacterial cell and a eukaryotic cell decide to have a competition to see who can produce a protein faster, starting from the DNA sequence coding for the gene. Each cell bets the other that it will finish the process of transcription and translation faster! Which cell will most likely be slowest and lose this competition? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

A cell experiences a mutation in its gene coding for topoisomerase. This cell would most directly be unable to ______. Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Imagine a cell experiences an deletion mutation involving the removal of one or more nucleotides from the sequence of a gene in its chromosome. Which of the following deletion mutations would most likely have the greatest impact on the cell, i.e., change the structure (and thus function) of the resulting protein the most? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

A codon on the template strand of DNA has the sequence CAT. If a point mutation results in a codon in the offspring that reads AAT instead, what type of mutation would this yield? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

You want to insert a gene into a plasmid in order to transform E. coli and give it new capabilities. You have both the gene and the plasmid available and have used the same restriction enzymes to cut each. In order to put the gene into the plasmid, you will need to use______. Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Choose the best answer: According to the Commonwealth Fund’s 2025 State Scorecard on Health System Performance, Wisconsin is one of only ten states that have not fully expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As a result, the state continues to experience gaps in health care coverage, especially among low-income adults. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of Wisconsin’s decision not to fully participate in ACA Medicaid expansion?

Choose the best answer: Evaluating a 10-month old infant for achievement of age-appropriate developmental tasks and milestones, like sitting up independently, vocalizing, and looking for objects when dropped out of sight, is an example of which level of prevention?