voice of the genome

Question 1

Deduce what happens to lactate in the liver cell.

Answer 1

-Lactate is oxidised to form pyruvate.
-Pyruvate is converted to glucose -Glucose is used in respiration.

Question 2

Describe the features that could used to identify the prokaryotic cells in the blood sample.

Answer 2

• presence of a cell wall
  -circular DNA/ plasmids
• 70s ribosomes
  -Pili /flagellum
• Capsule/ mesosome

Question 3

What is the purpose of centioles

Answer 3

It forms the spindle apparatus used mitosis.

Question 4

What occurs during prophase

Answer 4

• Chromosomes become visible
• Nuclear envelope breaks down
• Centrioles goes to either pole

Question 5

What occurs during metaphase

Question 6

Function of Golgi apparatus

Answer 6

Protein modification and forming vesicles.
(Also removes water from protein to make them concentrated)

Question 7

What is the function of the SER

Answer 7

Lipid synthesis

Question 8

Explain the First process drug testing and development

Answer 8

1. Preclinical testing -(Animal testing)
   Toxicity, dosage and side effects.predicting how it would work on humans

Question 9

Explain the First process drug testing and development

Answer 9

2. Clinical
   Small group (healthy) - safety
   Larger group (sick/has condition)
   - ethics
   Largest scale of patients with condition
   - Further define drug usage and dosage
   Post marketing survaillance

Question 10

The process of protein export

Answer 10

• The proteins are folded in the G= the RER
• The proteins are packages into vesicles
• The pr

Question 11

The purpose of a plasmodesmata

Answer 11

• Cytoplasmic connection which allows transport / communication between cells

Question 12

Where is the plasmodesmata found

Answer 12

At the junction between two plant cells