biotechnology

What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?

• 
  allowing them to reproduce freely

• changing their food source

• using biotechnology techniques

• growing them on selected plants

Which is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?

• by producing crops that are virus resistant

• by making robots to replace large farm machines

• by reducing the need for countries to import food

• by increasing the use of wind farms that produce electricity

Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?

• electrical engineering

• astronomy

• agricultural research

• geology

Personal medical records become more available and more detailed because of biotechnological research. Based on this information, which is a major concern to the public?

 

• transmission of more diseases

• an increase in underqualified doctors

• inappropriate use of medical information

• overdiagnosis of certain medical conditions

Which is an application of genetic engineering?

 

• destroying all bacteria

• creating synthetic insulin

• producing cells from nonliving material

• preventing weeds from spreading to farmland

How has genetic modification most likely affected the safety and availability of fruits and vegetables?

 

• It has decreased the safety and availability of fruits and vegetables.

• It has increased the safety and availability of fruits and vegetables.

• It has decreased the safety of food, but increased the availability of fruits and vegetables.

• It has increased the safety of food, but decreased the availability of fruits and vegetables.

Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?

 

• finding evidence of crimes

• making new medicines to cure sicknesses

• discovering the cause of hereditary diseases

• breeding better varieties of crops and livestock

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

To help meet the world’s demand for food, which biotechnological process is most likely to be used by agricultural industries?

 

• crop rotation

• crop diversification

• use of transgenic crops

• spraying of organic herbicide

Which organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?

 

• algae

• amoebas

• bacteria

• protozoans