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Consider the mRNA sequence 5′-UUU-AUG-AGU-UUC-GAA-3′. What sequence of amino acids would this be translated into? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

The trp operon codes for genes involved in the synthesis of the amino acid tryptophan. Under what condition would the expression of these genes be the highest? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Under what conditions should E. coli fully express the lac operon? (Choose all that apply.) Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Assuming the mutation occurred near the middle of a gene, which three of the following would be most likely to yield a gene that would produce the least functional (likely nonfunctional) protein? (Choose all that apply.) Copyright 2024 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Consider a culture of E. coli growing in a medium that contains lactose, but not glucose. Which of the following best describes its expression of the lac operon? (Choose all that apply.) Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

(OPTIONAL) Up to 2 points of extra credit:   As we learned earlier in the quarter, the influenza vaccine and many others you may have gotten typically consist of either proteins representing the pathogen, or an inactivated (“killed”) or otherwise “attenuated” (harmless) version of the pathogen.  In response to the vaccine, B lymphocytes of your body produce antibodies that bind specifically to the protein or pathogen. This effectively “trains” your immune system to be able to rapidly and powerfully respond if you are exposed to the actual pathogen, thereby protecting you. By contrast, the Pfizer and Moderna developed vaccines for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that are instead mRNA vaccines, meaning they consist of mRNA sequences of genes from the coronavirus. Each contains the mRNA that codes for the viral spike protein, a protein on the surface involved in attachment and uptake by the cell. If classical vaccines rely on the injection of a protein in order for the immune system to respond to produce antibodies that bind that protein, what do you think the mechanism is of this mRNA vaccine? Briefly, but clearly describe what happens when an individual is given an mRNA vaccine and how this allows a proper immune response that yields protection. What binds to the virus? Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

In Chapter 15, we learned about the famous experiments done by Meselson and Stahl on DNA replication. Which of the figures below demonstrates the hypothesis of semiconservative replication (A, B or C)?  Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

You want to insert a gene into a plasmid in order to transform E. coli and give it new capabilities. You have both the gene and the plasmid available and have used the same restriction enzymes to cut each. In order to put the gene into the plasmid, you will need to use______. Copyright 2025 by Edmonds College Department of Biology. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 211: Majors Cellular Biology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Choose the best answer: The company that made suboxone promoted the drug and manipulated markets to block generic competition. These tactics were put into place to drive profit. According to the New York Times Magazine article, these tactics included:

True of False? The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and American Hospital Association (AHA), among others.