Biotech Semester 2 Review Puzzle Part 1

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  1. 3. (Three words, no spaces between words) short sequences of DNA, normally of length 2-5 base pairs, that are repeated numerous times in a head-tail manner (Hint: CSI Wildlife Activity)
  2. 4. (two words, no space between words) a genetic engineer's tool used to precisely cut and paste DNA into another organism (Hint: Exploring Restriction Enzymes)
  3. 7. is a location in DNA where a short nucleotide sequence is organized as a tandem repeat with variations in length between individuals (Hint: DNA Fingerprinting Activity)
  4. 11. sometimes referred to as the bacterial chromosome, and is usually found in one large circle (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
  5. 15. a stain used in the last step of gram staining and is colored red (Hint: Bacteria and Gram Staining)
  6. 16. the name of a pair of sphere shaped bacteria (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
  7. 19. (Three words, no spaces between words)A laboratory technique for rapidly producing (amplifying) millions to billions of copies of a specific segment of DNA (Hint: CSI Wildlife Activity)
  8. 20. a region within bacteria where most of the bacterial DNA is found and is not bounded by a membrane (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
  9. 21. (two words, no space between the words) a stain used in the first step of gram staining and is purple (Hint: Gram Staining Pre-Lab and Lab)
  10. 23. a type of immune system discovered in bacteria that scientists have adapted its components into a biotechnology tool for editing DNA (Hint: CRISPR and Gene Editing Investigation)
  11. 24. a molecule found in some bacteria that provides shape and structural support to cells and resists damage due to osmotic pressure (Hint: Bacteria and Gram Staining)
  12. 25. (Thee words, no spaces between words) a plague that claimed up to 60% of lives in Europe, that originated in China in 1334 (Hint: The History of Pandemics and Herd Immunity)
  13. 26. a huge family of viruses that infect animal cells (like chickens, pigs and humans) and have surface proteins that look like crowns (Hint: Where Do New Viruses Come From)
  14. 27. Hollow, hairlike structures made of protein that allows bacteria to attach to other cells. Also called pili (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
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  1. 1. (two words, no spaces between words)The process where a specific DNA pattern, called a profile, is obtained from a person or sample of bodily tissue (Hint: CSI Wildlife Activity)
  2. 2. (two words, no spaces between words) DNA that has been incorporated into another organism (Hint: Exploring Restriction Enzymes)
  3. 5. a structure found in some bacteria that allows them to survive hostile environments, often for a long time period (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
  4. 6. (Three words, no spaces between words) bacteria that stain red because they have a thin layer of peptidoglycan and an outer membrane, and the crystal violet is washed away by the destaining step (Hint: Bacteria and Gram Staining)
  5. 8. the study of ancient viruses (Hint: Where Did Viruses Come From)
  6. 9. (three words, no space between word) bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)
  7. 10. (two words, no space between the words) a pandemic caused by the H1N1 strain of the influenza virus from 1918-1920 (Hint: The History of Pandemics and Herd Immunity)
  8. 12. a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine that are believed to be responsible for the death of millions of bees (Hint: Bayer and the Bees)
  9. 13. the official name of the virus that has caused the pandemic (Hint: History Pandemics)
  10. 14. (two words, no space between) a historically documented event that occurred in 430–26 B.C., originated in Ethiopia, and from there, it spread throughout Egypt and Greece (Hint: The History of Pandemics and Herd Immunity)
  11. 17. the generic term used to describe the FBI's program of support for criminal justice DNA databases as well as the software used to run these databases (Hint: DNA Fingerprinting Activity)
  12. 18. a particular, virulent contagious febrile disease caused by Yersinia pestis (hint:the History of Pandemics and Herd Immunity)
  13. 19. a circular piece of DNA found in bacteria that is separate from bacterias chromosome (Hint: Exploring Restriction Enzymes)
  14. 22. a random arrangement of sphere-shaped bacteria that tend to look like clusters of grapes (Hint: Bacterial Structure Webquest)