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WorksheetsFINAL EXAM - STS BSCRIM1A
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 34mins
Human gene therapy seeks to modify or manipulate the expression of a (a) or to alter the biological properties of living cells for therapeutic use.
___________ Gene ____________ involves the introduction of corrective genes into reproductive cells or zygotes, with the objective of creating a beneficial genetic change that is transmitted to the offspring.
(a)
A carrier that is genetically engineered to deliver a gene.
(a)
Some types of virus, such as (a) , integrate their genetic material (including the new gene) into a chromosome in the human cell.
Genetic information from the new gene is transferred to a molecule called mRNA, which serves as a (a) for protein production.
The basis of this therapy is to eliminate the activity of a gene that encourages the growth of disease-related cells.
(a)
Cancer is sometimes the result of the over-activation of an oncogene (gene which stimulates cell growth). So, by eliminating the activity of that oncogene through gene (a) therapy, it is possible to prevent further cell growth and stop the cancer in its tracks.
Adenoviruses are used to treat diseases caused by a (a) that stops a gene from producing a functioning product, such as a protein.
A retrovirus is a virus that uses (a) as its genetic material.
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a small ___________ virus that lacks an envelope, and its ________ is made up of linear single-stranded DNA.
(a)
Genetic engineering often uses genes for antibiotic resistance as (a) markers.
___________ refers to short term atmospheric conditions while _________ is the ________ of a specific region averaged over a long period of time.
(a)
Landfills for garbage are a major source of (a) emissions.
Once carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere, ______ percent still remains after 100 years, 20 percent after ______ years, and ____ percent as long as 10,000 years later.
(a)
Earth’s greenhouse (a) trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet.
(a) was developed to allow comparisons of the global warming impacts of different gases.
The increase and too much concentration of greenhouse gases can cause Earth's atmosphere to trap more and more heat that warms up the planet leading to a phenomenon called (a) .
Climate Change (a) means avoiding and reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to prevent the planet from warming to more extreme temperatures.
Climate Change (a) means altering our behavior, systems, and ways of life to protect our families, our economies, and the environment from the impacts of climate change.
TECHNOLOGY came from the Greek words ______ and ________ which mean art and word respectively.
(a)
(a) in the context of robots means the ability to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention.
(a) refers to changes in the environment that result to the rendering of a specific habitat to be functionally invaluable.
(a) is the addition of unneeded or harmful nutrients or substances to an ecosystem.
An (a) species is any non-native species that significantly modifies or disrupts the ecosystems it colonizes.
(a) refers to the act of overharvesting species and natural resources at rates faster than they can actually sustain themselves in the wild.
It is knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance.
(a)
Information turned out to be a ______________, an over developed product, mass produced and ____________.
(a)
It is the application of information technology to store, organize and analyze vast amount of biological data which is available in the form sequences and structures of proteins – the building blocks of organisms and nucleic acids- the information carrier.
(a)
(a) refers to the study, manipulation and engineering of matter, particles and structures on the nanometer scale.
Somatic Gene Therapy involves introducing a ‘good” gene into the targeted cells to treat the patient- and the patient’s future children because these genes get passed along to offspring.
TRUE
FALSE
The effects of germline gene therapy will be passed onto the patient’s children and subsequent generations.
TRUE
FALSE
Certain viruses are often used as vectors because they can deliver the new gene by infecting the cell. The viruses are modified so they can cause disease when used in people.
TRUE
FALSE
Gene augmentation therapy is only successful if the effects of the disease are irreversible or have resulted in lasting damage to the body.
TRUE
FALSE
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is highly infectious, so HSV vectors are efficient vehicles for the delivery of exogenous genetic material to cells.
TRUE
FALSE
In gene therapy, defective genes are replaced with functional gene, then it is expected that there will be a reduction in genetic diversity.
TRUE
FALSE
If human beings will have identical genomes, the population as a whole will be susceptible to virus or any form of diseases.
TRUE
FALSE
Most genetically engineered plant foods carry fully functioning antibiotic-resistance genes. Eating these foods could increase the effectiveness of antibiotics to fight disease when these antibiotics are taken with meals.
TRUE
FALSE
One major concern in gene therapy is that once an altered gene is placed in an organism, the process can be reversed.
TRUE
FALSE
Human activities have been the main driver of climate change. Examples of these human activities are burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and variations in the solar cycle.
TRUE
FALSE
The global warming impact of carbon dioxide is 25 times greater than that of methane over a 100-year period.
TRUE
FALSE
Nitrous Oxide are emitted in smaller quantities than other greenhouse gases (they account for just 2 percent of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions), they trap substantially more heat.
TRUE
FALSE
Water vapor differs from other greenhouse gases in that changes in its atmospheric concentrations are linked not to human activities directly, but rather to the warming that results from the other greenhouse gases we emit.
TRUE
FALSE
Warmer air holds more water. And since water vapor is a greenhouse gas, more water absorbs more heat, inducing even greater warming and perpetuating a negative feedback loop.
TRUE
FALSE
Some current benefits of warming include longer growing seasons for agriculture and longer ice-free seasons for shipping.
TRUE
FALSE
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen by 35% since 1958, and by about 60% since the Industrial Revolution.
TRUE
FALSE
It is time for humans to make effort and find solution to the very problem they did not create.
TRUE
FALSE
One way to mitigate climate change is by following the 3Rs rule. It means ________ Reuse and _______.
(a)
The Climate Change Act (Republic Act (a) ) provides the policy framework with which to systematically address the growing threats on community life and its impact on the environment.
Tuvalu is a low-lying Pacific island nation which is in the frontline of climate change.
TRUE
FALSE
With less biodiversity, the connections weaken and sometimes break, harming all the species in the ecosystem.
TRUE
FALSE
Intraspecies diversity refers to the diversity of living species among themselves: by their number, their nature, and their relative importance.
TRUE
FALSE
Biodiversity is the least valuable but most appreciated resource.
TRUE
FALSE
70 percent of the food in our supermarkets contains genetically modified ingredients.
TRUE
FALSE
A modem is a small, integrated circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
TRUE
FALSE
Gene therapies can work by what mechanisms:
Replacing a disease-causing gene with a healthy copy of the gene
Inactivating a disease-causing gene that is not functioning properly
Introducing a new or modified gene into the body to help treat a disease
Killing a specific cells like cancer cells
Example of germline cells:
SKIN CELLS
EGG CELLS
MUSCLE CELLS
FAT CELLS
These are viruses that introduce their DNA into the nucleus of the cell, but the DNA is not integrated into a chromosome.
Retroviruses
Adenoviruses
Adeno-Associated Virus
Herpes Simplex Virus
The aim of this gene therapy technique is to insert DNA into a diseased cell that causes that cell to die.
Gene Inhibition Therapy
Killing of Specific Cells
Gene Augmentation Therapy
Killing of Vector cells
This is a type of RNA virus that inserts a copy of its genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of the cell.
Retroviruses
Adenoviruses
Adeno-Associated Virus
Herpes Simplex Virus
Which of the following is true about Naked DNA?
It is a neurotropic DNA virus with many favorable properties as a gene delivery vector.
It is the result of the release of genetic information into the surrounding environment, such as from bursting cells.
is an attractive non-viral vector because of its inherent simplicity and because it can easily be produced in bacteria and manipulated using standard recombinant DNA techniques.
It refers to DNA that is not associated with proteins, lipids, or any other molecule to help protect it.
Challenges of gene therapy includes:
The cost of gene therapy
Avoiding the immune response
Delivering the gene to the right place and switching it on
Making sure the new gene doesn’t disrupt the function of other genes
Climate change may be due to natural processes, such as:
Changes in Sun’s radiation
Human Activities
Volcanic Activity
Variations in the solar cycle
Which is true about the greenhouse effect?
It warms the planet to a comfortable average temperature of 150C.
It is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.
This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.
It makes the earth warm and habitable.
It accounts for approximately 16 percent of human-generated greenhouse
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Flourinated gases
Water vapor
Nitrous Oxide has a GWP _________ that of carbon dioxide on a 100-year time scale.
100X
200X
300X
400X
Flourinated gases are man made gases. Which of the following are fluorinated gases?
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).
Which of the following are the environmental effects of climate change?
Rise in sea level
Melting of polar ice caps
Income loss
Changing the chemistry of ocean
Some ways in mitigating and adapting to effects of climate change are the following except:
By taxing the use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions markets
Replanting forests and restoring damaged ecosystems.
constructing wildlife conservation offices in mangrove protected areas
Improving energy efficiency and opting for renewable energy over fossil fuels.
NCCAP prioritizes the creation of green and eco-jobs and sustainable consumption and production. It also focuses on the development of sustainable cities and municipalities.
Sustainable energy
Climate-friendly industries and services
Sustainable energy
Environmental and ecological stability
The objective of this agenda is to reduce the risks of women and men to climate change and disasters.
Sustainable Energy
Human security
Food security
Water sufficiency
The goal of NCCAP is to build the _________ capabilities of women and men in their communities, increase _________ of vulnerable sectors and natural ecosystems to __________ change, and optimize mitigation opportunities towards a _________-responsive and rights-_________ sustainable development.
Strong-growth-climate-community-biased
Adaptive-resilience-climate-gender-based
Flexible- strength-climate-need-installed
Universal-toughness-climate-outcome-balled
________________ said, “ The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have the facts and solutions. All we have to do is________________________.
Greta Thunderg -wake up and change.
Greta Thunberg – wake up and change.
Greta Thunberg- wake up and rise.
Greta Thunderg-wake up and rise.
He is a senior engineer at Motorola who made the world’s first mobile phone call.
Charles Babbage
Martin Copper
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
Robert Feynmann
The fourth generation of computers are:
Artificial Technology
Integrated Circuits
Microprocessor
Transistors
He is the Father of Information Age.
Richard Feynmann
James Messenger
Richard Wurmann
Claude Shannon
Information is shaped by cultural priorities.
Selection is a viewpoint
The Media sells what the culture buys
The early word gets the perm
Anything in great demand will be counterfeited.
Undead information walks ever on means:
It is probably impossible to make any assertion that will not find some supporters and some detractors.
Lies, hoaxes, misinformation, rumors, disinformation, and garbled truth never really pass away. They continue to circulate.
If certain ideas are never presented to you, you cannot draw adequate conclusions.
The demand for amazing knowledge, secrets, and scandals is ever present, and hence many events are fabricated by the tabloids, publicists, or other agents of information fraud.
It is a computer that has been beefed up to provide network services to other computers. It usually boast powerful processors, tons of memory, and large hard drives.
Personal Digital Assistant
Mainframes
Server
Wearable Computers
Nanotechnology can be defined as:
Molecular manufacturing
It is the design, production and application of structures, devices and systems at the nanoscale.
It is the application of nanoscience leading to the use of new nanomaterials and nanosize components in useful products.
It refers to the study, manipulation and engineering of matter, particles and structures on the nanometer scale
Which of the following statements are true?
On a comparative scale, if the diameter of a marble was one nanometer, then diameter of the Earth would be about one meter
A single gold atom is about a third of a nanometer in diameter
A human hair is approximately 80,000- 100,000 nanometers wide
A sheet of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick
