Biotechnology

Which field would most likely NOT incorporate  biotechnology?

• Agriculture 
• Criminal Justice

• Medicine

• Mining 

Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology  provide?

• developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy
• developing plants which are resistant to herbicides

• developing plants that will not die

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Which of the following subjects would someone  most likely focus if he or she wanted to work in  the biotechnology field?

• Molecular Biology 

• English

• Physics 
• Environmental Science 

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_________________ is NOT a common ethical  concern related to human cloning.

• That humans will be created who exist solely as a supply of organs for transplants
• That clones will be more prone to abnormal development
• That parents will pay to have a child that is a clone of a famous athlete
• That cloned humans will have no personality

Which of the following careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?

• Electrical Engineering

• Astronomy 
• Pharmaceutical research 

• Geology 

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Wolves and household dog are members of the same dog family; however, their looks and personality are vastly different. What is the cause of this difference?

• Genetic Engineering 

• Selective Breeding

• Environment

• Size of their habitat

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What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?

• allowing them to reproduce freely
• changing their food source
• adding a piece of DNA from another organism

• growing them on selected plants

Which process uses a body cell to create a new organism?

• Crossbreeding 
• Cloning 

• Genetic Modification 

• Gene Splicing 

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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 has to do with genetic engineering?

• Selective Breeding 

• Kidney Surgery 

• Isolating desirable DNA from an organism 

• Use of herbicides 

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