week 15 engin quiz
How many nerve cells are in the brain?
86 billion
What is a chromosome?
A chromosome is made up of a long DNA double helix.
What is a genome?
A genome is all the DNA of an organism's cell.
Select the true statement.
Bacteria are unicellular organisms.
What option is NOT true?
Black mold is used in antibiotics.
Which statement is NOT true?
Black mold is used in antibiotics.
How does heat and mass transfer apply to biological engineering?
Breath from a human body onto a surface is an example.
Where is DNA stored?
DNA is stored inside the cell's nucleus.
Is the following statement true or false? "Material science is the study of surfaces and the heat it causes from friction against other surfaces."
F
The cerebrum is located where?
Front position of the brain.
What is biological engineering?
It is the application of engineering principles to analyze biological systems to solve problems in the medical field, medicine, and biology.
How can you become a biological engineer?
One must obtain a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and then major in biological engineering for a master's degree.
What is NOT true about prosthetics?
Prosthetics can regulate brain activity.
In what way can biology relate to engineering?
There is mass and heat transfer in the human body. The human body burns calories by its metabolism.
The blood-brain barrier is an outer protective casing for the brain that highly regulates what?
What leaves the brain. What comes into the brain.
Which of the following is an example of kinetics?
a human limb bending
What are the four bases for DNA?
adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T)
Which of the following do biological engineers work with?
all of the above prosthetics artificial organs surgical devices
Who discovered the double helix?
all of these
Match the following correctly.
aspergillus sphere spirogyra spiral penicillin antibiotics
What does CHOPN stand for?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
Match the following correctly.
fungi penicillin spirogyra freshwater bacillus salmonella
Moving your arm or leg back and forth and noticing how your muscles contract or expand when moving your limb is an example of what within biology?
kinetics
What do biological engineers design? [Choose all that apply. Note, you will be penalized for selecting an incorrect answer, so please don't guess.]
laser surgery prosthetics radiation therapy
What is the human body composed of?
oxygen
What option relates most with protozoa?
paramecium
What shapes can bacteria form in?
spiral rod
Electrical impulses travel across the neurons and through what?
synapses
What is the pair base for adenine?
thymine
