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Genetic Technology Vocabulary

Authored by Jane Koistinen

Science

9th Grade

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Genetic Technology Vocabulary
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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A virus that infects bacteria

bacteriophage

vector

host cells

cell differentiation

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

cell differentiation

dose of a disabled or destroyed pathogen used to stimulate a long-term immune defense against a pathogen

host cells

the study of ethical issues related to DNA technology and health care

vaccines

the cells that viruses infect in order to make copies

bioethics

the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function

3.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

mutated cells that grow and divide continuously at an unregulated pace

(a)  

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

treatment of cancer with drugs designed to initiate apoptosis in fast-dividing cells

chemotherapy

immunotherapy

somatic cell editing

germline editing

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a process that stops additional cell growth when cells become crowded in an area

(a)  

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

vector

a unique technology that enables geneticists and medical researchers to edit parts of the genome by removing, adding or altering sections of the DNA sequence

eukaryote

A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

CRISPR-Cas9

organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that transfers pathogens from one host to another

prokaryote

A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder

gene therapy

chemotherapy

malignant tumor

mutation

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