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STSO_FINALTERM Flashcards

1
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It is defined as the treatment of disease by transfer of genetic material into cells. Where it aims to fix a faulty gene or replace it with a healthy gene to try to cure disease or make the body better able to fight disease.

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Gene therapy

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It is a huge computer system that can fill an entire room. They are used especially by large firms to describe the large, expensive machines that process millions of transactions every day. The term “mainframe” has been replaced by enterprise server.

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Mainframes

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Among the list of the vectors in gene therapy, it is the only class of viruses that can create double-stranded DNA copies of their RNA genomes.

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Retrovirus

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Which is not a biotic factor of the ecosystem?

Bacteria
Animals
Trees
Soil

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Soil

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What virus does the female mosquito is carrying that causes the genetically modified male mosquito hunt them as pest control research?

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Zika

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It is developed from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro-in an in vitro fertilization clinic and then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors.

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Embryonal stem cell

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Which is not a benefit of GMOs?

Increase in harvest
Increase in use of fertilizer and pesticides
Increase in food processing
Decrease in use of fertilizer and pesticides

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Increase in use of fertilizer and pesticides

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The term genetic engineering was coined by ______________, author of the science fiction novel Dragon’s Island (Stableford 2004).

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Jack Williamson

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9
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Which is not an example of major causes of extinction?

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Reforestation

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Nicotiana glauca is a crop use in Bioremediation under the GMOS in the non-crops and microorganisms, what is its English term?

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Shrub tobacco

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It is the functional unit of heredity, are specific sequences bases that encode instructions to make proteins when it is altered, encoded proteins are unable to carry out their normal functions, resulting in genetic disorders.

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Gene

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According to World Health Organization (WHO, 2014) the “organism, either plant, animal or microorganism, in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural recombination.”

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Genetically Modified Organism

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Which is not an abiotic factor of the ecosystem?

Bacteria
Rocks
Temperature
Humidity

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Bacteria

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From the statement below, which one is not related to reasons why biodiversity matters to human health, economy and your well-being?

Provides livelihoods
It helps fight disease
Benefits business
Pollution and contamination

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Pollution and contamination

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Aqua Advantage salmon is used in what Food and Agricultural Industry trials.

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Growth rate

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It defines as the number of different species present in an ecosystem and relative abundance of each of those species.

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Species diversity

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The term genetic engineering was coined by ______________, author of the science fiction novel Dragon’s Island (Stableford 2004).

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Jack Williamson

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It is greatest when all the species presents are equally abundant in the area.

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Diversity

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Which of the following is not included to Johannes’s fun fact that later on turns to be one of his achievements?

In 1462 he was exiled from Mainz. However, things turned around for him and in 1465 he was given a fancy title, a yearly salary, and more as a reward for his invention.

The original Bible sold for 30 florins.

There are around 21 complete Gutenberg Bibles existing still today.

The invention of a wooden printing press like the agricultural screw presses of the period.

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The invention of a wooden printing press like the agricultural screw presses of the period.

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20
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Which is not an effect of GMOs on human consumption?

Less allergic reactions
Gene mutation
Antibiotic resistance
Stem cell

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Less allergic reactions

21
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What issues do the opponents of the GMOs raise to prevent the advancement to the project?

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Economical

22
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It was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist that started in 1990s and it was basically for commercial purposes.

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World Wide Web

23
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It is best described as the changing consumption patterns of humans is often cited as the key reason for this unsustainable exploitation of natural resources

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Over-exploitation

24
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The only non-viral methods of gene therapy that uses short pulses of high voltage to carry DNA across the cell membrane.

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Electroporation

25
Q

From the history of Information Technology, which era falls under 1840-1940?

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Electromechanical Age

26
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Which statement does not show any threats to biodiversity?

Alterations in ecosystem composition
Habitat loss and destruction
The variety of communities in an ecosystem
Pollution and contamination

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The variety of communities in an ecosystem

27
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What does SCID stand for?

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

28
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This refers to the variety of life on earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life.

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Biodiversity

29
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He was “dubbed ‘the father of gene therapy’ after a team he led in 1990 cured a hereditary disease of the immune system in a 4-year-old girl.”

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William French Anderson

30
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It was said that Johannes Gutenberg has his own achievements in life, from the following statement below which one does not belong to him.

The invention of a process for mass-producing movable type.

The use of oil-based ink for printing books, adjustable molds, mechanical movable type.

The invention of a wooden printing press like the agricultural screw presses of the period.

Invention of Transistor.

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Invention of Transistor.

31
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It is defined as the extinction of many species in a relatively short period of time.

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Mass extinction

32
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It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in October 2010 is a fun photography application that is gaining fame all over the globe.

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Instagram

33
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Which is not an example of Ecosystem Diversity?

Desserts
Oceans
Lakes
Plains or forest

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Desserts

34
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It is an instant messaging service and software application that can be used to send messages to other people through written messages, voice calls or video calls.

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Messenger

35
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What does CEEH stand for?

A

Center for Ecogenetic and Environmental Health

36
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Among the approaches of gene therapy which one is included?

Corrective Gene therapy
Gene transfer
Gene modification
Eugenic Approach

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Corrective Gene therapy

37
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It is a novel technology that maximizes the therapeutic effects of stem cells by engineering them to express therapeutic genes specific to the pathophysiology of the target disorder.

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Stem Cell Therapy

38
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Which of the following is NOT a type of gene therapy?

GMO
Germline
Somatic
Stem cell

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GMO

39
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It offers numerous advantages where it enhances productivity, reduces human error, and performs tasks that may be too dangerous or monotonous for humans.

A

Automation

40
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Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, successfully reengineer immune cells that is task to target and attack cancer cells in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma.

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Lymphocytes

41
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It was registered in September 1997 and now the most used search engine in the world wide web.

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Google

42
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These stem cells have been found in tissues such as the brain, bone marrow, blood, blood vessels, skeletal muscles, skin, and the liver where they remain in a quiescent or non-dividing state for years until activated by disease or tissue injury.

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Adult stem cell

43
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It is a single-user instrument, first known as microcomputers since they were a complete computer but built on a smaller scale than the enormous system operated by most businesses

A

PC

44
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Which stem cell does not belong to the group?

Embryonal
Hematopoietic
Bone marrow stromal
Adult

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Embryonal

45
Q

When was the creation of the E. coli bacteria?

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1973

46
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The potency that caters the ability to differentiate into a closely related family of cells. Examples include hematopoietic (adult) stem cells that can become red and white blood cells or platelets. Which stem cell does not belong to the group?

Totipotent
Unipotent
Multipotent
Pluripotent

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Multipotent

47
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It is also called the Digital Age and the New Media Age because it was associated with the development of computers.

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Information Age

48
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It is the genetically engineered insulin used by Type I diabetes patients who are insulin dependent before 1978.

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Humulin

49
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From the history of Information Technology, which era falls under 3000 BC and 1450 AD?

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Pre-mechanical Age

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