Biotechnology Study Guide

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

• forensic testing

• bioremediation

• transgenic organisms

• biotechnology

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The process of forcing genes from one species into another entirely unrelated species

• genetic modification

• stem cells

• genetic engineering

• transgenic organisms

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

• genetic engineering

• agriculture

• bioremediation

• transgenic organisms

The process of manually adding new DNA to an organism

• genetic modification

• genetic engineering

• biotechnology

• selective breeding

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

• cloning

• stem cells

• gene

• cell

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

• selectiv breeding

• ethics

• bioremediation

• genetic engineering

An undifferentiated cell that is capable of dividing to give rise to other stem cells and differentiating to form other cell types

• protein

• gene

• amino acid

• stem cells

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The art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock

• agriculture

• cloning

• transgenic organisms

• genetic modification

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

• bioremediation

• genetic modification

• biotechnology

• ethics

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

• protein

• cell

• gene

• amino acid

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