Biotechnology Review

Which is NOT a goal of agricultural bioengineering?

• to boost nutrient content
• to increase food production
• forensic science
• to extend the average human life by preventing malnutrition

If you were a student studying biotechnology, which of the following would you most likely pursue?

• astronomy
• forensic science
• geology
• hydrology

Transgenic organisms have

• genes combined from a male and female of the same species
• a small number of genes
• genes added from a different organism
• genes living outside their bodies

For what purpose is corn most often genetically modified?

• color change
• disease resistance
• slower growth
• shorter growing season

What is the main reason for adding vitamin A content to golden rice?

• to be able to grow rice in salty soil
• to create better looking rice
• to grow rice under drought conditions
• to create rice that contains more nutrients

Which best describes the role of DNA?

• to provide genetic information for all living organisms
• to provide genetic information for all living and nonliving organisms
• to produce carbohydrates for cellular functions
• to act as cellular energy

An argument against the use of technology to grow genetically modified crops would be

• to increase crop production
• to produce insect resistant plants
• to always result in corps that do not taste good
• that there are unknown consequences to the environment

Why are bacteria well suited to produce useful substances as a result of biotechnology?

• They are prokaryotes.
• They cannot produce substances that are harmful to humans.
• They are resistant to antibiotics.
• They reproduce rapidly.

What is one way to genetically modify an existing organism?

• by adding genes to its DNA from another organism
• by modifying the genes of a similar organism
• by removing all of its genes
• by making it mutate

A fingerprint with DNA may do which of the following?

• disrupt a crime scene
• reproduce an individual
• provide irrelevant information
• identify a suspect using crime scene DNA