Biology and Genetics

You are a researcher who studies the molecular structure of the ryanodine recept

You are a researcher who studies the molecular structure of the ryanodine receptor (RyR) proteins. You've discovered a mutation in the gene encoding RyR that is associated with ea…

You are a researcher who studies the molecular structure of the ryanodine recept

You are a researcher who studies the molecular structure of the ryanodine receptor (RyR) proteins. You've discovered a mutation in the gene encoding RyR that is associated with ea…

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run a batch of PCRs. You assembled the reagents including Taq polymerase, made the reaction mixtures, …

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run a batch of PCRs. You assembled the reagents including Taq polymerase, made the reaction mixtures, …

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run a batch of PCRs. You assembled the reagents including Taq polymerase, made the reaction mixtures, …

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run

You are a researcher working in a molecular laboratory. One day, you need to run a batch of PCRs. You assembled the reagents including Taq polymerase, made the reaction mixtures, …

You are a researcher working on an unknown virus. To try and determine what type

You are a researcher working on an unknown virus. To try and determine what type of virus it is, you gathered the following information: The capsid is surrounded by a plasma membr…

You are a resident medical officer within the emergency department of a large me

You are a resident medical officer within the emergency department of a large metropolitan hospital when a 19-year old female (Tania) arrives in an ambulance after she has been in…

You are a school nurse at a local elementary school. This morning one of the fir

You are a school nurse at a local elementary school. This morning one of the first-grade teachers brings a little girl named Keisha to your office. Her right eye is swollen and bl…

You are a school nurse. A 7-year-old boy has what looks like impetigo on his rig

You are a school nurse. A 7-year-old boy has what looks like impetigo on his right forearm. You call the mother at work at 10:00 a.m. and ask her to come immediately and pick up h…

You are a scicntist studying several families that have members who appear to be

You are a scicntist studying several families that have members who appear to be resistant to infection by Asian Bird Flu. Using these markers you are able to narrow the genetic r…

You are a scientist at a pharmaceutical company and want to develop a new drug t

You are a scientist at a pharmaceutical company and want to develop a new drug that can decrease heart rate. In order to do this you decided to target the beta 2 adrenergic recept…

You are a scientist at the CDC studying pathogen evolution in response to antibi

You are a scientist at the CDC studying pathogen evolution in response to antibiotics. You have two flasks of C. elegans in the lab. You are studying one locus, wherein the R alle…

You are a scientist in a clinical lab studying the impact of mutations in BMPR2,

You are a scientist in a clinical lab studying the impact of mutations in BMPR2, the gene encoding the type II bone morphogenetic protein receptor on patients with pulmonary arter…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents arou

You are a scientist on board on a mission exploring undersea volcanic vents around the Hawaiian Islands. On your expedition ship you have a fully equipped laboratory (like our new…

You are a scientist studying the organisms and water conditions in a local lake.

You are a scientist studying the organisms and water conditions in a local lake. Over several years you notice that both the number of a certain type of fish in the lake has decre…

You are a scientist who discovers a potentially new microorganism. In order to c

You are a scientist who discovers a potentially new microorganism. In order to classify the organism and to compare it to other known specimens, you sequence its DNA. When you get…

You are a searching for new species that are highly tolerant to acidic condition

You are a searching for new species that are highly tolerant to acidic conditions and find anew single celled organism that you call WERID. The organism is ~5 um, does not have a …

You are a second-year medical student in an innovative medical school that allow

You are a second-year medical student in an innovative medical school that allows you to get in-depth clinical experience early in your medical education. You are currently assign…

You are a secretin, one of 12 identical subunits of a transporter in the outer m

You are a secretin, one of 12 identical subunits of a transporter in the outer membrane. You fold at your destination. 1.) Are you recognized during translation? -No. -Yes, by SRP…

You are a student researcher in a comparative physiology lab for the summer. You

You are a student researcher in a comparative physiology lab for the summer. You are interested in temperature effects on lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in fish. Your supervisor has …

You are a teaching assistant for an introductory biology laboratory. You would l

You are a teaching assistant for an introductory biology laboratory. You would like your students to see connections between admittedly very different looking and functioning crea…

You are a tropical fish enthusiast who loves the dwarf cichlid Apistrogramma cac

You are a tropical fish enthusiast who loves the dwarf cichlid Apistrogramma cacatuoides. On a recent trip to the Amazon, you collected a spectacular specimen that bred true for l…

You are a vegetable farmer that has just inherited 10,000 acres of prairie land

You are a vegetable farmer that has just inherited 10,000 acres of prairie land in Kansas. You need to come up with the most efficient way to irrigate the land so that you can gro…

You are a vice president of research at the Gene-O-Rama Corporation. You read a

You are a vice president of research at the Gene-O-Rama Corporation. You read a report from the Biochemistry division that describes a new subset of T cells that has an (alpha/del…

You are a wildlife biologist tasked with managing the endangered One-Eyed One-Ho

You are a wildlife biologist tasked with managing the endangered One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Only Purple People Eater left in the world are found in New York City and they have ver…

You are a world-famous human cytogeneticist, who specializes in patients with ob

You are a world-famous human cytogeneticist, who specializes in patients with obscure chromosomal abnormalities. Answer the following questions based on the included pictures of p…

You are a xenogeneticist studying groggins from the planet Zabar. They do not ha

You are a xenogeneticist studying groggins from the planet Zabar. They do not have males and females, but there are mating types: alpha and omega. Groggins are hard to grow in the…

You are a xenogeneticist studying groggins from the planet Zabar. They do not ha

You are a xenogeneticist studying groggins from the planet Zabar. They do not have males and females, but there are mating types: alpha and omega. Groggins are hard to grow in the…

You are a young researcher at the National Institute Health. You are very intere

You are a young researcher at the National Institute Health. You are very interested in a new drug that has the potential to decrease blood cholesterol by inhibiting the enzyme in…

You are a young researcher at the National Institute Health. You are very intere

You are a young researcher at the National Institute Health. You are very interested in a new drug that has the potential to decrease blood cholesterol by inhibiting the enzyme in…

You are a zookeeper in charge of maintaining a breeding colony consisting of thr

You are a zookeeper in charge of maintaining a breeding colony consisting of three male/female pairs of extremely rare rainforest pygmy marmosets. This species has been restricted…

You are able to completely sequence a yeast gene, and find that all its SNAREs a

You are able to completely sequence a yeast gene, and find that all its SNAREs are involved in backward transport recognition. Which model of protein transport does this support, …

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon. As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room, you hope the surgeon…

You are administrator of a medical practice that has grown from 10 to 25 physici

You are administrator of a medical practice that has grown from 10 to 25 physicians over a five year period. The practice organizational structure is a corporation. It has become …

You are advising a couple on the probability of their child having cystic fibros

You are advising a couple on the probability of their child having cystic fibrosis an x linked disease. Neither parent has the disease but the woman’s father had the disease. What…

You are allowed to use any sources you like. Make sure to cite any sources you u

You are allowed to use any sources you like. Make sure to cite any sources you use (any reasonable citation style is fine). Do not copy text from any source (short, cited quotes O…

You are allowed to use your notes, your textbook, and any other resources you ha

You are allowed to use your notes, your textbook, and any other resources you have at your disposal You should work on your own as much as possible, because the quiz will be very …

You are an 18 year old athlete and have been confirmed by an MRI that you have a

You are an 18 year old athlete and have been confirmed by an MRI that you have a complete rupture of you ACL in your knee. You plan to stay active and play sports for many years t…

You are an APN in a Quick Care Clinic. Mom brings Joey, her eight-year-old son,

You are an APN in a Quick Care Clinic. Mom brings Joey, her eight-year-old son, in for possible GAS pharyngitis. You notice that Joey has been seen and treated multiple times this…

You are an EMT and are called to the home of an 11 week old infant boy who has b

You are an EMT and are called to the home of an 11 week old infant boy who has become listless and is having trouble breathing. The parents state that the infant has not been smil…

You are an HIM professional who works for a medical device company that sells in

You are an HIM professional who works for a medical device company that sells infusion pumps. This is very exciting because they have never had had an HIM professional on the team…

You are an US EPA inspector working for one of the 10 EPA regions. You are respo

You are an US EPA inspector working for one of the 10 EPA regions. You are responsible for stratospheric ozone protection (CFCs) inspections under Section 608 of the CAA. You are …

You are an advisor to the World Health Organization working on sustainable devel

You are an advisor to the World Health Organization working on sustainable development. Your current job is to write a report predicting how our ecological footprint may change in…

You are an agricultural botanist working in the mountains of a developing nation

You are an agricultural botanist working in the mountains of a developing nation where you find a variety of a grain growing locally that is used for food. You collect some seeds …