What are the Common Career Technical Core - Career Ready Practices? -
ANSWER1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.
2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills.
3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being.
4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.
5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions.
6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies.
8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving
them.
9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.
10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals.
11. Use technology to enhance productivity.
12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence.
What is the scientific method and what are its steps? - ANSWERThe scientific
method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations
and ANSWER questions.
1. identify the problem
2. ask questions
3. research the questions
, 4. create a hypothesis
5. conduct experiments
6. collect and analyze data
7. draw conclusions
8. share the results
What is PCR (polymerase chain reaction)? - ANSWERPolymerase chain
reaction, or PCR, is a technique to make many copies of a specific DNA region
in vitro (in a test tube rather than an organism).
Amplifies a target region quickly & cost effectively
What is used in PCR? - ANSWERPCR relies on a thermostable DNA
polymerase, Taq polymerase, and requires DNA primers designed specifically
for the DNA region of interest.
How is PCR done? - ANSWER
What are the applications of PCR? - ANSWER
What is the role of the mitochondria? - ANSWER
Where is DNA stored in a eukaryotic cell? - ANSWER
What is the difference between a eukaryotic and a prokaryotic cell? -
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