BIOMED- NOCTI PREP COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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BIOMED- NOCTI PREP COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
QUESTION: The federal agency that is responsible for funding and

overseeing research is the...


Ans: national institute of health



QUESTION: Why is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) an important

technique in biotechnology?


Ans: PCR takes a small amount of DNA and increases its quantity so that it can
be analyzed



QUESTION: Bacterial transformation is used to...


Ans: introduce genes into bacteria to produce a product, such as insulin



QUESTION: 0.010 ml is equivalent to


Ans: 10.0 ul




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QUESTION: The three properties of molecules that cause them to

separate on agarose gel electrophoresis are size, shape and..


Ans: charge



QUESTION: Which of the following can grow without oxygen?


Ans: anaerobe



QUESTION: The NFPA label has a 3 in the blue triangle section. This

informs the scientist that it...


Ans: is a moderate health hazard



QUESTION: DNA fingerprinting is used to


Ans: identify others



QUESTION: Some geneticists believe that all of the genomes are

sequenced to look for genes which might cause diseases. What is

the major worry about this?


Ans: insurance companies might deny coverage


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QUESTION: What is PPE designed to protect the body from?


Ans: absorption



QUESTION: The three components of the fire triangle are


Ans: oxygen, heat and fuel



QUESTION: Successful teamwork involves group leadership, shared

responsibility, and...


Ans: role assignment



QUESTION: To correct a written error in a laboratory notebook

strike through with a single line, date, initial, and...


Ans: insert the correct information



QUESTION: Why do scientists load DNA of known sizes into agarose

gel?


Ans: it is easier to determine size of unknowns using comparison techniques




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