Card 101
Question
What is the role of creatine phosphate in muscle contraction and rigor mortis?
Answer
During muscle contraction, it transfers a phosphate group to ADP to form ATP. In rigor mortis, it decreases ATP formation.
Biotechnology
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Card 102
Question
What part of the cell contains the enzyme to complete gluconeogenesis?
Answer
Endoplasmic reticulum
Card 103
Question
What class of proteins exert kinetic control over thermodynamic potential?
Answer
Enzymes
Card 104
Question
The most popular bacterium for genetic engineering is __________
Answer
Escherichia coli
Card 105
Question
What microorganism is commonly used to produce recombinant enzymes for food applications?
Answer
Escherichia coli or yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Card 106
Question
How many molecules of ATP will each of the following yield when they are oxidized by the ETC: a) FADH2 b) NADH + H+?
Answer
FADH2 yields 2 ATP; NADH + H+ yields 3 ATP
Card 107
Question
What major substrate cannot be used for gluconeogenesis?
Answer
Fatty Acids (Acetyl-CoA)
Card 108
Question
BlueNalu, a cell-based/cultured seafood developer, is known for it's unique offering of Bluefin Tuna Toro. What part of tuna does the animal-based tuna toro come from?
Answer
Fatty belly cut of tuna.
Card 109
Question
What is the general term for the process in which yeast converts sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide?
Answer
Fermentation
Card 110
Question
In the assessment of GMO foods, herbicides and pesticides, the USDA, FDA, and EPA utilize a 6-criterion list, which is often referred to as FONSI; what does the acronym FONSI stand for?
Answer
Finding Of No Significant Impact
Card 111
Question
What does FAD stand for in biochemistry?
Answer
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
Card 112
Question
Name the first genetically modified produce allowed by the FDA to hit the market.
Answer
Flavr-Savr tomatoes
Card 113
Question
Which 2 vitamins are required for cell division?
Answer
Folacin (folic acid) and B12 (cobalamin)
Card 114
Question
What two assumptions are made in the Michaelis-Menten equation?
Answer
Formation of enzyme-substrate complex, rapid equilibrium with free enzyme
Card 115
Question
How many polypeptide chains make up an antibody?
Answer
Four
Card 116
Question
What scientist won a nobel prize for being the first to deduce the amino acid sequence of insulin and second for being the first to sequence DNA?
Answer
Frederick sanger
Card 117
Question
From a microbial point of view, what is the main purpose of fermentation?
Answer
Free up NAD to keep glycolysis running
Card 118
Question
Fructose enters the glycolytic pathway as what compound?
Answer
Fructose-6-phosphate
Card 119
Question
Introducing multiple copies of a gene in a host is called what?
Answer
Gene amplification
Card 120
Question
What is CRISPR used for in food biotechnology?
Answer
Gene editing
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