OLSTS01: Chapter 7-8 Quizz

______ has been with the human society since selective breeding

was introduced to humankind and when animals were domesticated.

________ (GMO) is the term used for an organism created

through genetic engineering.

Direct environmental risks are:

• may cause harmful effects to ecosystem processes if GMOs interfere with

  the natural biochemical cycles;

• may have varied environmental impacts due to GMOs interaction and release in the natural environment.

• may have impacts to biodiversity caused by the alteration in agricultural

  practices;

______ (HGP) - Mapping of human genes to provide framework

for research and studies in the field of medicine.

______ refers to the science, engineering, and technology

conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers

Scientists use special types of microscopes to view minute _______.

______ (AFM)

It was first developed by Gerd Binig, Calvin Quate, and Christoph Gerber in

1986. It makes use of a mechanical probe that gathers information from the surface of a material.

______depicts an approach wherein a set of components join together to mold

an organized structure in the absence of an outside direction.

______ is a procedure wherein chemicals act in response to form very pure,

high-performance films.

____is an special type of microscope enables scientists to view and manipulate

nanoscale particles, atoms, and small molecules. In 1986, Gerd Binig and Heinrich

Rohrer won the Nobel Prize in Physics because of this invention.