Topic 1A1 Vocabulary Quiz

A broad area of applied biology that uses living systems to develop, create, or modify products. Biotechnology has overlap with many areas of science, such as chemistry, molecular biology, and nanotechnology.

a machine used to automate the polymerase chain reaction

The branch of science that studies how molecules, such as DNA and proteins, are made in the cell

the manipulation of genetic material; adding or deleting DNA to an organism's genome

A method to separate molecules based upon their properties

the use of applied biology to create, develop, or modify products

the branch of biology that studies cell structures and functions

the branch of science that studies viruses

an instrument that can be used to determine the concentration of a sample of a colored substance

An experiment that takes place with cells in an artificial environment, such as a test tube or petri dish