Unit 7 Test Review

Farmers use insecticides and fertilizers on their fruit and vegetable crops. Which best describes the effect of these chemicals?

• The crops require less water and nutrients to grow.

• The crops are more susceptible to insect damage.

• The crops yield smaller fruits and vegetables.

• The crops yield more fruits and vegetables.

Which person would benefit most from biotechnology?

• a cook

• a farmer

• an architect

• an automobile engineer

A company that creates hair dye would MOST LIKELY employ a biotechnician which job?

• researching trends

• developing new colors

• creating cost-effective packaging

• developing a product that will be safe for consumers

Residents of North Carolina presently burn 5 billion gallons of imported petroleum-based liquid fuel per year. How would the state’s economy be affected if North Carolina could produce biofuels locally as a replacement?

• Tax revenues would decrease.

• Unemployment would increase.

• The economy would decline due to exports.

• The economy would improve with new jobs and tax revenue.

Which is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology?

• cost of the technology

• advantage of the technology

• public opinion of the technology

• benefits of the technology outweighing the harm

Which project is most likely to be worked on by a biotechnician?

• developing plants with resistance to high temperatures

• developing architectural designs for houses in floodplains

• discovering different isotopes of existing elements in the periodic table

• designing lightweight, strong metallic alloys for use in car manufacturing

How does biotechnology most benefit the economy of North Carolina?

• creation of jobs

• creation of hybrid plants

• creation of new medicines

• creation of transgenic species

Which organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?

• algae

• amoebas

• bacteria

• protozoans

Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers?

• Improvements in biotechnology make farming an obsolete profession.

• Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.

• Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers’ profits.

• Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources as more synthetic foods are created in laboratories.

Which career field is most closely related to biotechnology?

• medicine

• journalism

• meteorology

• political science