8.L.2

DNA analysis performed by a forensic scientist on blood found at a crime scene is compared to the DNA analysis of four suspects as shown. Which suspect was most likely present at the crime scene?

• Suspect C

• Suspect A

• Suspect B

• Suspect D

Which person would benefit most from biotechnology? (a)  

• a farmer
• a cook
• an architect
• an automobile engineer

Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers?

• Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.
• Improvements in biotechnology make farming an obsolete profession.
• Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers’ profits.
• Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources as more synthetic foods are created in laboratories.

Which molecule from humans is inserted into bacteria to cause them to produce insulin? (a)  

• DNA
• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates

Which are most closely related to biotechnology?

• medicine and agriculture
• construction and engineering
• water treatment and electricity generation
• communication and information technology

A company that creates hair dye would most likely employ a biotechnician for which job?

• developing a product that will be safe for consumers
• researching trends
• developing new colors
• creating cost-effective packaging

How does biotechnology most benefit the economy of North Carolina?

• creation of jobs
• creation of hybrid plants
• creation of new medicines
• creation of transgenic species

Which is the most useful change made to crops using applications of biotechnology?

• Crops resist more diseases.
• Crops use more nutrients.
• Crops need more fertilizer.
• Crops take more time to grow.

Which would least likely be a result of biotechnology in agriculture?

• increase in soil erosion
• decrease in use of pesticide
• increase in nutritional value of food
• decrease in amount of land used for farmland

Which is the most likely result of having a large number of biotechnology companies located in North Carolina?

• improvement in crop yields
• decrease in available jobs
• increase in antibiotic resistance
• decrease in vaccine effectiveness