Small children have been known to follow slugs around outside and pour salt on them which causes the slug to die.  What is the cause of the slug’s unfortunate demise?

DNAase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the covalent bonds that join nucleotides together. What would first happen to DNA molecules treated with DNAase?

Many consumers feel that food products should have more informative labeling.  If the FDA required labeling on food products that contain deoxyribonucleic acid, which of the following would be labeled?

Introduction to Philosophy Essay Exam Part I: definitions and logical formulations (short answers worth 10 points each). 40 points What is Anselm’s “ontological argument”? Demonstrate the logical relationship between the premises of his argument and the conclusion. What is the “cosmological argument”? Give one of Aquinas’ logical proofs and explain how it works. What is the “teleological argument”? Give Aquinas’ proof and explain how it works. What is Pascal’s “Wager”? Explain, using Pascal’s follow-up to the “wager”, why the “wager” is insufficient at bringing the non-believer to faith and what Pascal suggests to remedy this situation.   Part II: Essay (60 points) Thinking about the answers given above, explain how Dostoevsky’s novel engages in an existential examination of the arguments, i.e., examines the relationship between faith and rationality through them in order to reveal their underlying problem. Is this a commentary on the modern age? Explain why you think so. Give specific examples from the novel that come to mind. But be sure not to limit your account to Ivan Karamazov’s view. What about the Russian Monk, Father Zossima?

Which of the following molecules is not organic?

What is the structural feature that allows DNA to replicate?

Some viruses consist only of a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid core. If you wanted to radioactively label the nucleic acids separately from the protein, you would use radioactive _____.

Which statement most accurately describes how the carbohydrates you ate during breakfast today are functioning in your body right now?

Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between the permeability and fluidity properties of phospholipid bilayers and their structure?

The flounder is able to survive in very cold water, but only when water is in its liquid state. What property of water prevents the ocean from freezing solid when the temperature in the air is well below water’s freezing point?