Pbs Pltw Eoc Review With Complete Solutions Latest Update 2024
Biomedical science - correct answers the application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology
control group - correct answers the group in an experiment where the independent variable being tested is not applied so that it may serve as a standard for comparison against the experimental group where the independent variable is applied
dependent variable - correct answers the measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is inerested
experiment - correct answers a research study conducted to determine the effect that one variable has upon another variable
forensic science - correct answers the application of scientific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law
hypothesis - correct answers clear prediction of the anticipated results of an experiment
independent variable - correct answers the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher
negative control - correct answers control group where conditions produce a negative outcome. negative control groups
help identify outside influences which may be present that were not accounted for when the procedure was created
personal protective equipment - correct answers specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infectious materials
positive control - correct answers group expected to have a positive result, allowing the researcher t show that the experimental set up was capable of producing results adenine - correct answers a component of nucleic acids, energy-carrying molecules such as ATP, and certain co-
enzymes. Chemically, it is a purine base
chromosome - correct answers any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material
cytosine - correct answers a component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. chemically it is a pyrimidine base
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - correct answers a double-stranded helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and
determining the inherited structure of a cell;s proteins
gel elctrophoresis - correct answers the separation of nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins
gene - correct answers a discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA in some viruses)
guanine - correct answers a component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically, it is a purine base
helix - correct answers something in spiral form
model - correct answers simplified version of something complex used, for example, to analyze and solve problems or make predicitons
nucleotide - correct answers a building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group
restriction enzyme - correct answers a degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) - correct answers differences in DNA sequence on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes)
thymine - correct answers a component of nucleic acid that carries hereditary information in DNA in cells. Chemically, it is a pyrimidine base
autopsy - correct answers an examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will expose the cital organs for determining the cause of death
bibliography - correct answers a document showing all the sources used to research information
medical examiner - correct answers a physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions ac the coroner
during electrophoresis, what causes DNA to move out of the wells and through the gel? - correct answers the electric current moves DNA (negative charge) towards the positive side of the gel
what are two ways for a forensic pathologist to tell the time of death - correct answers algor mortis and livitity
what are the 5 manners of death - correct answers homicide, suicide, accident, natural, undefined
write a strand of DNA that would bind with this strand:
A T C G T C A G G - correct answers T A G C A G T C C
what are the three primary fingerprint ridge patterns? - correct answers plain, whorl, and radial
What is the Glastier equaison (to find time of death) - correct answers 98.4 - recorded temp / 1.5 hours = # of hours since death
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