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The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology is used to describe the flow of genetic information within a cell. Draw a flow chart of the central dogma and identify the processes involved in each step. (3)

Bonus:  What kind of biological molecule makes up the genome of the coronavirus that causes covid-19? (5)

(5b) Describe the mutation that resulted in the difference between the protein variants? Be as specific as possible. (2) Variant 1:  Met  Val  Pro  Gln  Ala  Trp  Tyr  Glu  Variant 2:  Met  Val  Pro  Gln  Ala  Gly  Tyr  Glu

Which qualitative method is typically the quickest to conduct?

The aspect of internal validity that addresses whether or not the operational definition appears to match the conceptual definition is referred to as what type of validity?

When a person believes that something is true because it is”self-evident” or because it “stands to reason,” this person is using which of the following methods to answer a question or make a decision?

If Taylor believes that it is good to eat vegetables because she’s always eaten vegetables and has always been healthy, what way of knowing would she be using to reach this conclusion?

According to lecture, the aspect of reliability that assesses the relationship between various components of a measure (i.e. mile run time, sit-and-reach score, and number of sit-ups completed as a measure of athletic ability) is referred to as what?

In class, we talked about several characteristics of the scientific method. One benefit of the scientific method is that it will eventually identify and reject bad ideas. Which of the following terms would be used to describe this benefit?

A(n) _________ is a formal statement regarding the relationship between variables and is tested directly by researchers.