8th Grade Biotechnology Vocabulary

Using biotechnology techniques to solve environmental issues.

• biotechnolgy
• bioremediation
• agriculture
• engineering

Scientific techniques used in crime scene investigations.

• engineering
• bioremediation
• forensics
• agriculture

The study of heredity or the passing of genes from parent to offspring.

• genetics
• inheritance
• engineering
• bioremediation

The process by which cells and systems maintain a constant internal balance.

• genetics
• agriculture
• engineering
• homeostasis

A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to modify products (plants, animals) to manufacture medicine and other technologies.

• biotechnology
• bioremediation
• genetic modification
• clone

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.

• gene
• bioremediation
• clone
• genetic modification

An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced.

• gene
• genetic modification
• clone
• penicillin

Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose.

• genetic modification
• biotechnology
• engineering
• bioremediation

An antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, produced naturally from certain types of mold.

• tylenol
• penicillin
• vaccine
• virus

term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms

• gene
• mutation
• transgenic
• clone