Molecules of life | Kent State | Dr. Datta | Exam 1 Questions and Expert Answers the Latest Version

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Molecules of life | Kent State | Dr. Datta
| Exam 1 Questions and Expert Answers
the Latest Version

Question: what is the molecule of life?


Answer: DNA


Question: What two abilities does an organism need in order to be alive?


Answer: Replication and Movement


Question: Who was Craig Venter?


Answer: A scientist that experimentally proved that DNA is the molecule of
life


Question: Describe Craig Venter's experiment


Answer: He took a bacteria, removed the DNA, and noticed it quickly died.
So, he took another bacteria-less DNA, gave it synthetic DNA and it lived.


Question: What is a cation?


Answer: A positively charged ion

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Question: what is an anion?


Answer: A negatively charged ion


Question: what are the cations in blood plasma?


Answer: calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium


Question: what are the anions in blood plasma?


Answer: Chloride, Bicarbonate, Dihydrogen phosphate, sulfate


Question: Perchlorate


Answer: ClO4-


Question: Sulfate


Answer: SO4 2-


Question: Hydroxide


Answer: OH-


Question: Carbonate


Answer: CO3 2-


Question: Hydrogen Sulfate