Biotechnology Principles and Processes Quiz

What is the definition of biotechnology according to the Biotechnology Innovation Organization?

• The technology using biology with applications in various fields

• The techniques of using live organisms or a component of an organism to make products and processes

• The technology based on biology that harnesses cellular and bio-molecular processes to develop technologies and products

• The integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and services

Who constructed the first recombinant DNA?

• Alec Jeffreys

• Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

• James Watson and Francis Crick

• Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer

What is the core technique in biotechnology that facilitates the alteration of genetic material?

• Genetic engineering

• Aseptic techniques

• Gene transfer

• Gene cloning

What is the role of biotechnology in agriculture, food processing industry, medicine diagnostics, bioremediation, waste treatment and energy production?

• To study biological systems

• To improve human lives and the health of the planet

• To develop new technologies

• To create new organisms

What is the main technique used to maintain a microbial contamination free atmosphere in biotechnological processes?

• Gene transfer

• Aseptic techniques

• Genetic engineering

• Gene cloning

What is the main technique used to multiply copies of a gene in a host organism?

• Gene transfer

• Gene cloning

• Aseptic techniques

• Genetic engineering