BME 100 Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Diffusivity -
correct answer ✅amount of a substance moving through a unit
area in a given time
Fick's First Law -
correct answer ✅concentration varies linearly with position
Fick's Second Law -
correct answer ✅predicts how diffusion causes concentration to
change with time
Factors that affect diffusivity -
correct answer ✅temperature, path length, rapid reaction, size
Genotyping -
correct answer ✅detecting genetic variants which can indicate
disease
Taq DNA Polymerase -
correct answer ✅an enzyme that assembles nucleotides into new
strands of DNA
, BME 100 Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Thermocycler -
correct answer ✅PCR machine
DNA Primers -
correct answer ✅two short DNA fragments for the 3' end are used
to find the section of interest
Sample -
correct answer ✅the DNA/RNA that needs to be copied
PCR Step 1 -
correct answer ✅denaturation
PCR Step 2 -
correct answer ✅Annealing
PCR Step 3 -
correct answer ✅Extension
PCR Step 4 -
correct answer ✅Cooling
Answers (Grade A+)
Diffusivity -
correct answer ✅amount of a substance moving through a unit
area in a given time
Fick's First Law -
correct answer ✅concentration varies linearly with position
Fick's Second Law -
correct answer ✅predicts how diffusion causes concentration to
change with time
Factors that affect diffusivity -
correct answer ✅temperature, path length, rapid reaction, size
Genotyping -
correct answer ✅detecting genetic variants which can indicate
disease
Taq DNA Polymerase -
correct answer ✅an enzyme that assembles nucleotides into new
strands of DNA
, BME 100 Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Thermocycler -
correct answer ✅PCR machine
DNA Primers -
correct answer ✅two short DNA fragments for the 3' end are used
to find the section of interest
Sample -
correct answer ✅the DNA/RNA that needs to be copied
PCR Step 1 -
correct answer ✅denaturation
PCR Step 2 -
correct answer ✅Annealing
PCR Step 3 -
correct answer ✅Extension
PCR Step 4 -
correct answer ✅Cooling
