EOG Review1: 50 questions

Which of the following was NOT created using an aspect of biotechnology?

• larger corn

• biomass created fuel

• more efficient solar photocells

• human insulin producing bacteria

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What is the BENEFIT of using biotechnology for agriculture

• plants more likely to produce more yield and larger crops

• plants less likely to be eaten by pests

• plants able to survive longer drought periods

• All of these options

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What term is the explanation for how the different kinds of cats can about?

• active breeding

• random breeding

• passive breeding

• selective breeding

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What pathogen is used by scientists to genetically alter bacteria in the lab?

• prokaryote cells

• bacteria

• none of these choices

• fungus

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Which of the following is the best example of biotechnology in a medical setting?

• plant altered to produce its own pesticide

• a specific gene identified as a cause of a disease

• the cloning of an endangered organism to preserve the species

• all of these are examples of medical biotechnology

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Which of the following best represents a GMO?

• seeds from a wild sunflower

• salmon caught in streams in known migration routes

• MRSA (medicine resistant bacteria)

• all of these are examples of a GMO

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What part of an organism needs to be altered for it to be considered a true GMO?

• the shape of the organism

• the size of the organism

• the ribosomes of the organism

• the organism's genome

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What term best explains what an organism's genome is?

• the organism's physical appearance

• the organism's habitat

• the organism's DNA

• none of these choices

What term describes the use of another person's antibodies to fight off a disease?

• active immunity

• passive immunity

• applied immunity

• assisted immuntiy

What person would benefit most from medical biotechnology?

• a farmer in need to a drought resistant crop

• a company producing hospital supplies

• a veterinarian treating a pet

• all of these people would benefit

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