Biotechnology

What type of job could a person who studies biotechnology in college have? (check all that apply)

• Create new medicines and vaccines

• Create disease/pest resistant crop varieties

• Work in a forensic lab testing crime scene evidence

• Create environmentally friendly ways to clean up pollution

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Supercow was created using which field of biotechnology?

• DNA Fingerprinting

• Cloning

• Artificial Selection

• Selective Breeding

What term describes how humans created pure-bred dogs?

• artificial selection

• cloning

• crossbreeding

• selective breeding

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What would be an economic benefit of bioremediation in a coastal town that just experienced an oil spill?

• The cost of purified water will increase resulting in more revenue for the town.

• Water and land areas will be cleaned of oil, encouraging more tourists to visit the town and spend money there.

• The oil from the spill will be recovered from bioremediation and used as fuel in future.

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How can agricultural biotechnology have a positive impact on the environment?

• By developing crops that are pest resistant requiring fewer pesticides to be used. 

• planting crops in shaded areas.

• Harvesting crops that have thick stems and leaves.

• water crops with a recycled irrigation system.

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Which of these careers would a student studying

Biotechnology most likely pursue?

• electrical engineering

• astronomy

• agricultural research

• geology

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This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism

• Cloning

• Biotechnology

• Genetic Engineering

• I don't know

In what way is biotechnology useful to law enforcement agencies such as the police or FBI?

• It can help identify who was present at the scene of a crime.

• It can help undercover officers disguise themselves.

• It might help determine who might be the victime of a future crime.

• It can help determine who is most likely to become a criminal in the future.

What are some examples of biotechnology being used in agriculture?

• Crop irrigation

• DNA fingerprinting

• Gentically modified crops

• Crop rotation

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Which of the below is an ethical issue in the field biotechnology?

• Outrageous cost - very expensive
• We can live longer and healthier lives
• Sometimes the harm outweighs the good
• Public opinion of the technology