Table 3.
Selected pre- and post-test study questions and answers. Questions are in bold and correct answers are in bold italic. For each answer the number of responses is shown, followed by the percentage of the total of responses.
| Selected Questions and Answers | Pre-Test Response N = 116 n (Percentages in Brackets) |
Post-Test Response N = 116 n (Percentages in Brackets) |
|---|---|---|
| Test Question 2: In the body, proteins are found: | ||
| Only in the brain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| In extracellular fluid-like blood serum | 9 (7.9%) | 4 (3.5%) |
| In all cells | 88 (77.2%) | 104 (91.2%) |
| In some but not all cells | 17 (14.9%) | 6 (5.3%) |
| Missing | 2 | 2 |
| Test Question 5: Genes are made of subunits called: | ||
| Chromosomes | 70 (60.3%) | 24 (20.9%) |
| Nucleotides | 41 (35.3%) | 82 (71.3%) |
| Amino acids | 5 (4.3%) | 9 (7.8%) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 |
| Test Question 12: The liver degrades foreign molecules and drugs for elimination in urine. Liver cells accomplish this metabolic task with proteins called: | ||
| Cytochrome P450 enzymes | 10 (8.6%) | 95 (82.6%) |
| Serine P20 proteinases | 5 (4.3%) | 1 (0.9%) |
| Hepatic acetylcholinesterases | 44 (37.9%) | 9 (7.8%) |
| Hepatic hydrolases | 57 (49.2%) | 10 (8.7%) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 |
| Test Question 17: True or False. Genetics heritage can determine a CYP protein’s ability to detoxify environmental poisons. | ||
| True | 97 (84.4%) | 114 (99.1%) |
| False | 18 (15.6%) | 1 (0.9%) |
| Missing | 1 | 1 |