Biomedical 1 Mid Term Frequently Missed Questions

What type of study was conducted during the Black Plague to determine that rats and fleas to human transmission occurred?

• pathology

• epidemiological

• observational

• experimental

A placebo group should have

• no response

• a mild response

• a side effect

Which animal rights group stages public demonstrations in attention getting suits?

• PETA

• ALF

• PETROL

• none of the above

The USDA

• makes scheduled visits to research facilities

• makes unannounced visits to research facilities

• protects only cats

The AALAC does what?

• approves animals for research

• provides accreditation for research studies

Pluripotent stem cells(IPS) are reprogrammed adult stem cells produced in a lab to take on characteristics of which type of stem cell?

• embryonic

• tissues

• somatic

During which phase of tumor development is the mass considered malignant?

• dysplasia

• hyperplasia

• metastasis

• invasive

The pre-cancerous state where tissue is enlarged due to the increased reproduction rate of cells:

• dysplasia

• hyperplasia

• metastasis

• invasive

Any substance that causes cancer by either damaging genes or disrupting metabolic processes is called a:

• carcinogen.

• halogen.

• mutagen.

• pathogen.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A cancerous tumor's function closely resembles which part of the human body?

• blood vessel

• body system

• muscle

• organ