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1. Amino acids are linked to the next amino acid in the sequence of a protein by which of the
following bonds?
a. hydrogen
b. ester
c. glycosidic
d. peptide
2. What is apoptosis?
a. Cell division
b. Programmed cell death
c. Cell replication
d. Random cell death
3. If the eyepiece lens on your microscope magnifies 10x and the objective lens is set at a
magnification of 40x , what is the total magnification of the is image you are viewing?
a. 4x
b. 400x
c. 40x
d. 4000x
12. What aspect of laboratory operations monitors equipment and processes to ensure that
the laboratory is functioning properly on a day to day basis?
a. Documentation
b. Quality improvement
c. Quality control
d. Quality assurance
14. An animal that carries a foreign gene that has been deliberately inserted into its genome
using recombinant DNA technology is referred to as:
a. Clone
b. Knock-out
c. Transgenic
d. None of the above
15. Embryonic stem cells
a. Are derived from trophectoderm
b. Cannot differentiate spontaneously to beating cardiac muscle cells
c. Can differentiate spontaneously to neural cells
d. The marker TGF alpha is used to identify pluripotency
16. During early embryogenesis, the neural plate (primitive nervous system)
a. Is formed from the mesodermal layer
b. Is one of the first structures to develop
c. Is laid down approximately 10 days after ovulation
d. Is laid down three weeks after ovulation
17. After release of the oocyte from its follicle, the structure remaining in the ovary is known
as:
a. An empty follicle
b. A corpus hemorrhagicum
c. A corpus luteum
d. A corpus albicans