Biotechnology Vocabulary

Using biotechnology techniques to solve environmental issues.

• biotechnolgy
• bioremediation
• agriculture
• engineering

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

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

What are bio fuels?

• Derived from plants only

• Derived from animals only

• Derived from living matter with geological past for million years

• Derived from living matter; plants and animals

What is genetic engineering?

• introduced microorganisms that break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site

• a random change to a gene that results in a new trait

• propagate (an organism or cell) to make an identical copy of

• DNA manipulation of cells or organisms- Genes are added, deleted or changed

Cells that have no job and can differentiate to become other types of cells

• GMO

• Hybrid

• Stem Cells

• Genome

A process used to treat contaminated water, soil and surface us microorganisms

• Bioremediation

• Forensic Testing

• Biotechnology

• Gentic Modification

The direct manipulation of an organisms genes

• GMO

• Genetics

• Genetic Modification

• Genome

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2