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Consider some of your own test items.

Use the item writing guidelines and work to improve TWO of your items.

Under your name (Q1 & Q2), post your original question and then copy and paste the revised question from Google Docs.

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You can copy your text in the box and even add images. (use the up arrow below to add images to your question

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LO: List cellular and acellular microorganisms. 

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LO: List cellular and acellular microorganisms. 

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The study of microorganisms can include which of the following?
A) bacteria
B) Archaea
C) Yeast
D) Protozoa
E) All of the above

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T/F The study of microorganisms can include which of the following?

T/F Bacteria

T/F Archaea

T/F Yeast

T/F Protozoa

T/F Liver cells

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LO: Differentiate among the terms endemic, sporadic, epidemic, and pandemic.

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LO: Differentiate among the terms endemic, sporadic, epidemic, and pandemic.

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Rabies is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted to humans from contact infected animals. The number of people with rabies is often low but not localized to any one area. There is not a normal range in which this disease exists and is not always present in the population. Which term can be used to describe the occurrence of Rabies?
A. Pandemic
B. Epidemic
C. Endemic
D. Sporadic

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Which term describes the occurrence of Rabies?

Rabies is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals. The number of rabies cases is low. Cases are not localized to one area. Rabies cases are not always present in the population.
A. Pandemic
B. Epidemic
C. Endemic
D. Sporadic

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BRCA1 is a gene that encodes the BRCA1 protein.  This protein plays a key role in DNA double-strand break repair.  Most BRCA1 mutant alleles are dominant to the wild-type allele.  BRCA1 is found on the long arm of human chromosome 17.

Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sickled, misshapen red blood cells.  Mutant alleles for both BRCA1 and the sickle cell gene are prevalent among African American women.

If her mother is a carrier, what are her chances of inheriting this mutant allele?

A. She has a 100% chance of inheriting the allele from her mother.
B. She will not inherit the allele from her mother.
C. She has a 50% chance of inheriting the allele from her mother.

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Removing the poly(A) tail from a mature message increases its stability.

True / False

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1. This question was written as a multi-part question. As a stand-alone question, I can see that it is confusing. This goes back to the point that all related questions should be simplified and grouped together.
2. To improve this question, I'll also remove any extraneous information, like chromosomal location.

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I think I can improve this question by *maybe* providing a diagram or just talking about gene expression and modifications and then converting this to a multiple T/F format.

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I agree an image seems to be helpful.
Could you also add mRNA/RNA to the question to help provide context?

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I like the revised question better. You could add virus to the answer key as well. Are there other single-celled eukaryotes that can be added?

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I like this question in either format.  I think the information you include with the question is appropriate.

You could also show a figure which illustrates the localization of rabies within the population and convert this to a multiple T/F question.

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All that apply: The study of microorganisms can include:

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All that apply: The study of microorganisms can include:

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A)Bacteria
B)Archaea
C)Yeast
D)Protozoa

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The information is useful. I do agree that you should remove any extraneous information or maybe consider additional questions that use the background info?