Biotech Vocab Quiz

A chain of amino acids used to transport (hemoglobin), structure (collagen), catalyst (enzymes), regulate cellular processes (insulin) and respond to stimuli.

• Cells

• DNA

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

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The intentional mating of two animals in an attempt to produce offspring with desirable characteristics or for the elimination of a trait.

• Transgenic Organisms

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Modification

• Genetic Engineering

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The use of either naturally occurring or deliberately introduced microorganisms or other forms of life to consume and break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site.

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Modification

• Genetic Engineering

• Bioremediation

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An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.

• Bioremediation

• Genetic Engineering

• Genetic Modification

• Transgenic Organisms

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The process of asexually producing a cell, group of cells, or organism that is produced asexually from and is genetically identical to a single ancestor.

• Genetic Modification

• Genetic Engineering

• Cloning

• Bioremediation

The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation.

• Biotechnology

• Ethics

• Genetic Engineering

• Bioremediation

The use of living organisms to solve problems and make useful products.

• Biotechnology

• Ethics

• Genetic Engineering

• Genetic Modification

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The smallest structural unit of living organisms that is able to grow and reproduce independently.

• DNA

• Cell

• Cloning

• Gene

A unit of hereditary information. It is a section of a DNA molecule that specifies the production of a particular protein.

• Cell

• DNA

• Clone

• Gene

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The building block of proteins. (20 different types).

• Cells

• Amino Acids

• DNA

• Carbohydrates

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