Final Exam 1 Questions With Solutions 2024

cons of human genome project {Ans: result in 'designer babies', may restrict human gene pool, and interfere with nature.}second law of thermodynamics (third way) {Ans: there is total entropy of the universe}what is the most successful theory ever created {Ans: quantum mechanics}Chromosomes {Ans: made of DNA molecules that contain the genes}If light comes in with just the right wavelength and frequency, then it gets absorbed and causes a {Ans: transition}3 ways heat can be transferred {Ans: convection, combustion, and radiation}who was the first person to discover the relationship between heat, work, and energy {Ans: joule}which of the following is an example of combustion {Ans: CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2 + 2H20 + energy}phlogiston theory {Ans: an incorrect theory of combustion that posited that when a substance is burned, it releases an undetectable substance called phlogiston}applications of special relativity {Ans: lasers, MRI, nuclear medicine, and semiconductors}phlogiston {Ans: A hypothetical substance thought to be formed when things are burned}second law of thermodynamics (first way) {Ans: there is no such thing as a 100% efficient engine}who discovered heat is motion {Ans: james joule}Copernicus proposed his heliocentric model of the universe