Question: The linear relationship between the concentration of a colored solution and its light absorbance is known as the:

Answer Choices:
Planck-Einstein Law
Beer-Lambert Law
Wolpert’s Development Law
Beer-Lovibond Law

Answer: Beer-Lambert Law

Question: Enzyme activity typically occurs within a very broad pH range.

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True/False

Answer: False

Question: Dissecting microscopes allow higher magnification than compound microscopes.

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True
False

Answer: False

Question: You are using a compound microscope and you have the objective lens set to 40x. What’s the total magnification you are using to view the specimen?

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40x
400x
1000x
1600x

Answer: 400x

Question: What macromolecule is an enzyme classified as?

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Protein
Lipid

Answer: Protein

Question: Can dominant alleles be masked by recessive alleles?

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A) Yes
B) No
C) Only in very rare recessive alleles
D) Only if they are codominant

Answer: B) No

Question: Who is known as the ‘father of genetics’?

Answer Choices:
A) Gregor Mendel
B) Charles Darwin
C) Jeremy Narby
D) Thomas Hunt Morgan

Answer: A) Gregor Mendel

Question: During the process of electrophoresis, combs are used to:

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Create an electrical current through the gel
Stabilize the pH of the gel/electrophoresis
Generate the flow of DNA
Form the wells that samples will be placed in

Answer: Form the wells that samples will be placed in

Question: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows what of the following?

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Produce an image by a beam that is not straight.
Produce 3-D images of the surface of objects.
Produce an image of solid blocks.
Produce an image from slices of objects viewed from a synch.

Answer: Produce 3-D images of the surface of objects.

Question: Independent variables are usually plotted on the X-axis of a graph, whereas dependent variables are usually plotted on the Y-axis.

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True/False

Answer: True

Question: Aerobic respiration yields more ATP than anaerobic respiration.

Answer Choices:
True/False

Answer: True

Question: What is the end product of photosynthesis that the plant?

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Glucose
Carbon Dioxide

Answer: Glucose

Question: You must heat up the agarose to dissolve it.

Answer Choices:
True/False

Answer: True

Question: What is the genetic composition an organism called?

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A) Genotype
B) Phenotype
C) Homozygous
D) Heterozygous

Answer: A) Genotype

Question: The variable that is manipulated or varied by the researcher in an experiment is the:

Answer Choices:
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
Non-dependent Variable

Answer: Independent Variable

Question: If you were given a sample of bacteria to analyze, which microscope would be best to quickly identify the specimen?

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Electron
Dissecting
Scanning
Compound

Answer: Electron

Question: What color will the product of today’s experiment (ALP) be?

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Clear
Yellow
Red
Blue

Answer: Yellow

Question: Gel electrophoresis separates DNA on the basis of what?

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Size of DNA
Targeted molecule structure (DNA)
Size of the particles in the sample
Charge of DNA

Answer: Size of DNA

Question: What is the name of the machine we will use in today’s lab to measure the amount of light that is absorbed by a solution?

Answer Choices:
Electrophore
Chromatograph
Spectrophotometer
Polarimeter

Answer: Spectrophotometer