An Elemenary Quizfor "Perlodlc" Biochemists (Modified, with permission, from C. Nameneuj, Indust. Res. 1975, Nov. 11.) 1.W
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a t torpedoed ships do (Required eofaetor of DNA polymerases) 2. T h e Lone Ranger's horse (It's not precious t o other forms of life) 3. -A distributor of traffic tickets (Electron Transport wouldn't be blue without it) 4. -Half a dime (Trace this nutrient you need) 5. S t o r a g e place far streetcars (Required for chemistry t o he organic) 6. -Humorous prisoner (Possible alternative t o C in ET) 7. -Watered-down martini (Ion gradient power source) 8. T o press while hot (Cvtochrome's ion) 9. T o grab a guy (Used t o make a buoyant density gradient) 10. -What to do with the dead (Would bring your proteins down) I I. Our own campus security personnel I'l'he acid in nucleic acid*) 12. What you do when you smell it (It's specific for protein) 13. -Bovine worker and cotton extractor (A gift from plants) 14. E x p l o s i v e martini (Wouldn't know semi- from conservative without it) 15. -What I do when hungry (Important part of thyroid hormone) 16. -A backward rem with 3.7 X 101° disintegrations/s (Appears silver hut is quick to be toxic) 17. W h a t you walk on in the house (Only your dentist can tell you need it) 18. C a l v i n ! Look a t him! (You wouldn't move without it) 19. W h a t some science courses do (but not this one)
Terry L. Helser State University College Oneonta. NY 13820
(See page 1064 for answers)
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Number 12
December 1986
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