BTN 103 Quiz
Name
July 14, 2017
Waste Water Treatment, ELISA, Gene Chips
1) The three main types of pollutants are organic pollutants, inorganic pollutants, and synthetic
materials. Which are the most difficult to remove?
a.
b.
c.
d.
organic wastes
inorganic particulates
plastics and nonpolar liquids
colloidal suspensions
2) What is the purpose of the aeration tank used in the waste water treatment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to give microorganisms in the tank oxygen for respiration
decomposing waste uses up oxygen so more needs to be added
a and b
none
3) What is the mathematical relationship between the independent and dependent variables?
a.
b.
c.
d.
pollutant increases over time
pollutant decreases over time
time increases as pollutant increases
pollutant concentration is consistent over time
4) Thinking of your Gene Chip lab, what were the four different types of gene expression?Hint:
transcription in cancerous cells vs normal cells
1.
2.
3.
4.
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5) Thinking of your Gene Chips Lab, what type of cells were you testing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
skin
brain
liver
lungs
6) Thinking of your Gene Chips Lab, what does “gene chips” mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
DNA microarray
DNA macroarray
Hybridization
Human genome
7) An ELISA, or Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbant Assay, is an assay which is used to test for the presence
of _____________.
8) Give an example of an opportunistic infection. Ex. _________________________________________
9) What does the body’s immune system produce in response to viral infections that binds to the viral
antigen in the ELISA? __________________
10) What is the incubation period for HIV to become AIDS? ______________________________