Biotechnology

Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology  provide?

• developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy
• developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures
• developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain
• developing plants that will not die

Tigers and households cats are members of the same family; however, their sizes are vastly different. What is the cause of this difference?

• Biochemical makeup 
• genetics
• behavioral makeup 
• habitat size

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What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?

• allowing them to reproduce freely
• changing their food source
• using biotechnology techniques
• growing them on selected plants

Which of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture?

• increase crop population
• reducing the loss of crops to insects
• producing better-tasting fruits
• improving farm machinery

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Which of these would be a concern about the use of biotechnology?

• creation of new pathogens
• making of new vaccines
• increased opportunities for jobs
• increased crop yield

___________ changes the genetic material of a living organism.

• Crossbreeding 
• Genetic Modification 
• Bioremediation
• Genome

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Which of the following is the process of using technology to create or modify living things?

• Biotechnology

• Replication

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How are clones different from similar organisms produced through natural selection?

• They are selectively bred organisms.

• They are biologically similar organism.

• They are not living individuals.

• They are genetically identical.

Which of the following is when an organism's DNA is modified for medicine, research, production, or industry?

• Cloning

• Artificial Selection

• Genetic Engineering

Which are most closely related to biotechnology?

• medicine and agriculture

• construction and engineering

• water treatment and electricity generation

• communication and information technology

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