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Biotechnology Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cell?

a)

Building blocks of a protein molecule.

b)

Biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides. DNA is made up of these.

c)

Smallest unit of living organisms

d)

Small piece of DNA found outside the chromosome in bacteria

2.

What is Bioreactor?

a)

Cell or collection of cells containing identical genetic material

b)

Building blocks of a protein molecule

c)

The offspring of two different species or strains

d)

A container used for bioprocessing

3.

The use of computers and information technology to store data is called:

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Cell

c)

Culture

d)

Hybrid

4.

A chemical molecule that is the basic genetic material in all cells is known as

a)

Culture

b)

Mutation

c)

Fermentation

d)

DNA

5.

An Amino Acid is:

a)

Building blocks of a protein molecule.

b)

Small piece of DNA found outside the chromosome in bacteria

c)

Chemical activity using microorganisms to decompose materials

d)

Threadlike structures in a cell’s nucleus that contains genetic information

6.

A technique in which microorganisms, living cells, and their components are used to produce a product is know as:

a)

Bioprocessing

b)

Mutations

c)

Protein

d)

Chromosomes

7.

The definition of cloning is:

a)

A protein that accelerates the rate of a reaction

b)

Total heredity material of a cell

c)

Cell or collection of cells containing identical genetic material

d)

The physical appearance of a set of genes

8.

What is a Chromosome?

a)

Smallest unit of living organisms

b)

Threadlike structures in a cell’s nucleus that contains genetic information

c)

When an organism is changed from original form

d)

Cell or collection of cells containing identical genetic material

9.

A protein that accelerates the rate of a reaction is known as:

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Genome

c)

Hybrid

d)

Enzyme

10.

Growth of living organisms in a prepared “dish” is a...

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Culture

c)

Plasmid

d)

Protein

11.

The term fermentation means:

a)

A protein that accelerates the rate of a reaction

b)

The offspring of two different species or strains

c)

Small piece of DNA found outside the chromosome in bacteria

d)

Chemical activity using microorganisms to decompose materials

12.

Artificially changing the genetic makeup of something is known as:

a)

Gene

b)

Plasmid

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genetic Engineering

13.

The offspring of two different species or strains is called":

a)

Hybrid

b)

Protein

c)

Mutations

d)

DNA

14.

Biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides. DNA is made up of these.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Cells

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Proteins

15.

Plasmid is

a)

Biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides. DNA is made up of these.

b)

Small pieces of DNA found outside the chromosome in bacteria

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Proteins

16.

These are made up of amino acids and help with the growth and repair of tissue.

a)

Plasmids

b)

Genes

c)

Enzymes

d)

Proteins

17.

The physical appearance of a set of genes is called a

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genome

c)

Mutation

d)

Hybrid

18.

Mutations are

a)

Growth of living organisms in a prepared “dish”.

b)

Biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides.

c)

A protein that accelerates the rate of a reaction

d)

When an organism is changed from original form

19.

The total heredity material of a cell is known as a

a)

Genome

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Mutation

d)

Fermentation

20.

The small section of chromosomes that controls your characteristics is a

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Gene

c)

Protein

d)

Mutation