BACE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is an example of a product easily found in nature?.
Answer: Antibiotic
◍ In a biotechnology lab, what is tap water is best used for?.
Answer: Washing glassware.
◍ bioethics.
Answer: applying moral values to decision-making on topics brought up by
advances in biology, medicine, and technology
◍ What is the order of amino acids on a polypeptide chain encoded by?.
Answer: mRNA
◍ biotechnology.
Answer: the study and manipulation of living things or their components
◍ How do DNA molecules vary from one species to another?.
Answer: Number of genes and non-coding regions.
◍ data.
Answer: information gathered during an experiment
◍ What is agar?.
Answer: Solid media on which bacteria grow.
◍ genome.
Answer: an entire set of an organism's genetic information
◍ hypothesis.
Answer: a testable prediction to a scientific question
,◍ What part of an amino acid differs from one to the other?.
Answer: R group
◍ How can colorless proteins be monitored during electrophoresis?.
Answer: PAGE loading dye.
◍ Which of the following is an mRNA codon?a. ATA b. UAUc. Tyrosine d.
All of the above.
Answer: UAU
◍ journal.
Answer: a scientific magazine or periodical where scientists publish their
experiments
◍ What is the purpose for SDS during electrophoresis?.
Answer: Denature the proteins and give them a negative charge.
◍ control.
Answer: an experimental trial with a factor that will yield a predictable
result
◍ morals.
Answer: values that help one decide between right and wrong
◍ Which governmental agency regulates biopharmaceutical products for
human use?.
Answer: Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
◍ recombinant DNA.
Answer: DNA from 2 or more different source organisms in one DNA
molecule
◍ What are the most common molecules in cells?.
Answer: Proteins.
◍ Glucose is a ____..
Answer: Monosaccharide.
◍ variable.
, Answer: a factor that gets manipulated during an experiment
◍ Where does translation occur in prokaryotes?.
Answer: At the ribosomes.
◍ amino acid.
Answer: the subunits of proteins, each of which contains an amino group,
carboxyl group, and a functional "R" group all attached to a central carbon
atom
◍ What is the process of making RNA from DNA?.
Answer: Transcription.
◍ What is the process by which RNA is decoded and polypeptides are
formed?.
Answer: Translation.
◍ carbohydrate.
Answer: molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in
approximately a 1:2:1 ratio
◍ chromosomes.
Answer: a long DNA molecule wrapped around histone proteins
◍ What is autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some
bacteria called?.
Answer: Plasmids
◍ glucose.
Answer: a six-carbon sugar molecule used by cells for making energy
◍ lipids.
Answer: hydrophobic macromolecules including fats, oils, and steroids
◍ macromolecules.
Answer: large molecules composed of repeating units of smaller molecules
◍ nucleic acids.
Answer: information-carrying molecules composed of nucleotides
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is an example of a product easily found in nature?.
Answer: Antibiotic
◍ In a biotechnology lab, what is tap water is best used for?.
Answer: Washing glassware.
◍ bioethics.
Answer: applying moral values to decision-making on topics brought up by
advances in biology, medicine, and technology
◍ What is the order of amino acids on a polypeptide chain encoded by?.
Answer: mRNA
◍ biotechnology.
Answer: the study and manipulation of living things or their components
◍ How do DNA molecules vary from one species to another?.
Answer: Number of genes and non-coding regions.
◍ data.
Answer: information gathered during an experiment
◍ What is agar?.
Answer: Solid media on which bacteria grow.
◍ genome.
Answer: an entire set of an organism's genetic information
◍ hypothesis.
Answer: a testable prediction to a scientific question
,◍ What part of an amino acid differs from one to the other?.
Answer: R group
◍ How can colorless proteins be monitored during electrophoresis?.
Answer: PAGE loading dye.
◍ Which of the following is an mRNA codon?a. ATA b. UAUc. Tyrosine d.
All of the above.
Answer: UAU
◍ journal.
Answer: a scientific magazine or periodical where scientists publish their
experiments
◍ What is the purpose for SDS during electrophoresis?.
Answer: Denature the proteins and give them a negative charge.
◍ control.
Answer: an experimental trial with a factor that will yield a predictable
result
◍ morals.
Answer: values that help one decide between right and wrong
◍ Which governmental agency regulates biopharmaceutical products for
human use?.
Answer: Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
◍ recombinant DNA.
Answer: DNA from 2 or more different source organisms in one DNA
molecule
◍ What are the most common molecules in cells?.
Answer: Proteins.
◍ Glucose is a ____..
Answer: Monosaccharide.
◍ variable.
, Answer: a factor that gets manipulated during an experiment
◍ Where does translation occur in prokaryotes?.
Answer: At the ribosomes.
◍ amino acid.
Answer: the subunits of proteins, each of which contains an amino group,
carboxyl group, and a functional "R" group all attached to a central carbon
atom
◍ What is the process of making RNA from DNA?.
Answer: Transcription.
◍ What is the process by which RNA is decoded and polypeptides are
formed?.
Answer: Translation.
◍ carbohydrate.
Answer: molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in
approximately a 1:2:1 ratio
◍ chromosomes.
Answer: a long DNA molecule wrapped around histone proteins
◍ What is autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some
bacteria called?.
Answer: Plasmids
◍ glucose.
Answer: a six-carbon sugar molecule used by cells for making energy
◍ lipids.
Answer: hydrophobic macromolecules including fats, oils, and steroids
◍ macromolecules.
Answer: large molecules composed of repeating units of smaller molecules
◍ nucleic acids.
Answer: information-carrying molecules composed of nucleotides
