Biotech

Transgenic

• organism whose genome has been altered to contain one or more genes from another organism or species.

• a simple cell in the body that is able to develop into any one of various kinds of cells (such as blood cells, skin cells, etc.)

• A type of energy derived from renewable plant and animal materials or organic matter.

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Mutation

• a toxic chemical that causes damage to an organism's DNA.

• a random change to a gene that results in a new trait.

• the action or process of regrowth; in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue

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Genetically modified food (or GM food) is food produced from plants or animals whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering.

• True

• False

Genetically modified foods are the only food that have genes.

• True

• False

Which is a potential ethical issue resulting from the use of biotechnology?

• deteriorating the ozone layer

• causing mass extinction of a species

• increasing pollution of natural resources

• introducing a genetically-altered species

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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

Biotechnology uses a procedure called genetic engineering. Which best describes genetic engineering?

• making artificial DNA in the lab from chemicals

• cutting out pieces of DNA from an organism under a microscope

• adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism

What type of science allows us to alter the DNA of a corn plant so that it will contain more protein?

• biology

• biotechnology

• geology

• physiology

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Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and NC farmers?

• 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 labs.

• improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers' profits.

Which are most closely related to biotechnology?

• medicine and agriculture

• construction and engineering

• water treatment and electricity generation

• communication and information technology

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