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If you had any issues during the test, please state them here. 

Gram Staining (Gram reaction) Is your organism Gram-positive or Gram-negative? Remember that this can be concluded based on the COLOR of your cells. 

Streak for Isolation: Please indicate which organism was assigned to you: A or B? 

In-person Gram Staining (microscope analysis):  You are not expected to submit anything here. This will just serve as a placeholder and will be graded based on your in-person performance in this section of the exam.  Is your image clear and in focus at 100x (with immersion oil)? Can we clearly see the shape, arrangement, and Gram reaction of the individual cells in your sample?  Please ensure that we can clearly see the cells (sharp and in focus at 100x with immersion oil) and that their shape and arrangement is clear and visible. You are allowed to start over if you are unsatisfied with your results, but please be conscious of time and make sure that your partner is able to use the microscope as well. When you are satisfied with your image, raise your hand and a member of the teaching team will come over and look at your results. They will then score you based on the image in your microscope. 

Streak for Isolation: You are not expected to submit anything here. This will just serve as a placeholder and will be graded based on your in-person performance in this section of the exam. 

Bioinformatics: Given the following nucleotide sequence, what is the SCIENTIFIC name (genus+species) of the organism that it was sequenced from? (HINT: be sure to use proper FASTA format in your BLAST query).  HINT 2: There is no need to clean up the sequence with Sequence Massager here.  TTGATTACACATATTAGCCCGCTTGGCTCCATGGATATGTTGTCGCAGCTGGAAGTGGATATGCTTAAACGCACCGCCAGCAGCGACCTCTATCAACTGTTTCGCAACTGTTCACTTGCCGTACTGAACTCCGGTAGTTTGACCGATAACAGCAAAGAATTGCTGTCTCGTTTTGAAAATTTCGATATTAACGTCTTGCGCCGTGAACGCGGCGTAAAGCTGGAACTGATTAATCCCCCGGAAGAGGCTTTTGTCGATGGGCGAATTATTCGCGCTTTGCAGGCCAACTTGTTCGCGGTCCTGCGTGACATTCTCTTCGTTTACGGGCAAATCCATAACACCGTTCGTTTTCCCAACCTGAATCTCGACAACTCCGTCCACATCACTAACCTGGTCTTTTCCATCTTGCGTAACGCTCGCGCGCTGCATGTGGGTGAAGCGCCAAATATGGTGGTCTGCTGGGGCGGTCACTCAATTAACGAAAACGAGTATTTGTATGCCCGTCGCGTCGGAAACCAGCTGGGCCTGCGTGAGCTGAATATCTGCACCGGCTGTGGTCCGGGAGCGATGGAAGCGCCGATGAAAGGTGCTGCGGTCGGACACGCGCAGCAGCGTTACAAAGACAGTCGTTTTATTGGTATGACAGAGCCGTCGATTATCGCCGCTGAACCGCCTAACCCGCTGGTCAACGAATTGATCATCATGCCAGATATCGAAAAACGTCTGGAAGCGTTTGTCCGTATCGCTCACGGTATCATTATCTTCCCTGGCGGTGTGGGTACGGCAGAAGAGTTGCTCTATTTGCTGGGAATTTTAATGAACCCGGCCAACAAAGATCAGGTTTTACCATTGATCCTCACCGGCCCGAAAGAGAGCGCCGACTACTTCCGCGTACTGGACGAGTTTGTCGTGCATACGCTGGGTGAAAACGCGCGCCGCCATTACCGCATCATCATTGATGACGCCGCTGAAGTCGCTCGTCAGATGAAAAAATCGATGCCGCTGGTGAAAGAAAATCGCCGTGATACAGGCGATGCCTACAGCTTTAACTGGTCAATGCGCATTGCGCCAGATTTGCAAATGCCGTTTGAGCCGTCTCACGAGAATATGGCTAATCTGAAGCTTTACCCGGATCAACCTGTTGAAGTGCTGGCTGCCGACCTGCGCCGTGCGTTCTCCGGTATTGTGGCGGGTAACGTAAAAGAAGTCGGTATTCGCGCCATTGAAGAGTTTGGTCCTTACAAAATCAACGGCGATAAAGAGATTATGCGTCGTATGGACGACCTGCTACAGGGTTTTGTTGCCCAGCATCGTATGAAGTTGCCAGGCTCAGCCTACATCCCTTGCTACGAAATCTGCACGTAA  

True or false: If an athlete with REDs is classified in the Yelllow category, he/she may NOT continue to train or compete in most cases. 

Bonus: You know the drill by now…..ONLY CHOOSE ONE OF THESE TO ANSWER. The Easter Holidays are fast approaching. With that in mind….   A) In Christian religions, what is the Sunday BEFORE Easter Sunday named?   B) What are eggs used to symbolize in so many religions?  

What is the primary language we’ve been learning in this class?

I understand all quizzes, exams, and final require HonorLock. I was able to download HonorLock. If HonorLock in the future asks me for an access the code, it is my responsibility to review the HonorLock  module.  I understand I may need to update or re-download HonorLock. I understand this needs to be done prior to reaching out to the instructor for an access code, or this could result in getting a deduction on points on the exam or receiving a zero.  I am aware I need to use Google Chrome for quizzes/exams and not my cell phone.