3/2 - 8.L.2: Biotechnology in Forensics, Micro, and Medicine

3/2 - 8.L.2: Biotechnology in Forensics, Micro, and Medicine

Multiple Choice

Forensic science is the branch of study associated with the ...

• classification system

• medical system

• legal system

• chemistry system

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of physical evidence that a forensic scientist may analyze? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• Blood Splatter

• victim testimonies

• Finger Prints

• Bullet Casings

Multiple Select

What types of forensic analyses require the use of biotechnology? CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

• Blood typing

• Sanitizing lab equipment

• Creating genetically modified foods

• DNA analysis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT something we can figure out using DNA analysis?

• To locate suspects in a crime investigation

• To prove who a child's father is

• To find a criminal

• to prove who a child's mother is

Multiple Choice

How does gene therapy work?

• Gene therapy is not a method used in medicine

• Utilizes radiation to mutate the genes inside of a sick person, making the person get better.

• Utilizes an injection needle to inject a person with undamaged and correct genetic material to enter a cell and replace defective genes

• Utilizes viruses or bacteria that have been manipulated to carry undamaged and correct genetic material to enter a cell and replace defective genes

You can view this video later on your own if you would like to learn about some examples of cloning. As a class, we will watch a video on the next page about the first cloned animal: Dolly the Sheep.

Multiple Choice

Why are tissue cultures an important technique used in biotechnology?

• Scientists may use this technique to grow human organs in a lab setting

• scientists may use this technique to create renewable energy

• scientists may use this technique to catch a criminal

• Scientists may use this technique as an affordable way to keep their labs free of pathogens

Multiple Choice

A non-harmful strain of the bacteria, E. Coli is used in a lab setting to produce insulin. Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone, but people with diabetes often need injections of this hormone to stay healthy. What is one benefit of scientists manipulating a bacterium to produce a medication or hormone?

• Bacteria replicate slowly, so the scientists have a lot of control over the replication process

• Bacteria are easy to work with and scientists do not need to be highly trained to engineer them to produce insulin

• Bacteria replicate quickly, which means a lot of insulin may be produced quickly and cheaply

Multiple Choice

A microbe cannot be seen with the naked eye

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Why might a microbiologist use bioremediation techniques? MARK ALL THAT APPLY

• To make a dirty pond habitable for animals again

• To clean water after an oil spill

• To keep a clean park from getting unclean

• To remove toxins once used as pesticides from soil

Multiple Choice

Microbes are used in wastewater treatment for the following reasons...

• Fast, cheap, do not leave pollutants behind

• Even though it is expensive, it is the best cleaner we have for water

• Because microbes are already present in fecal matter and sewage anyway

• Even though it leaves pollutants behind, it is cheap