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WorksheetsBiotechnology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does GMO stand for?
genetically modeled organs
greatly modified organisms
genetically modified organs
genetically modified organisms
Which term, refers to inserting a gene from an unrelated organism into the DNA sequence of a new organism?
transgenics
selective breeding
DNA sequencing
none of the above
Breeding specific animals to obtain offspring that express desired traits refers to which?
transgenics
artificial selection
DNA sequencing
none of the above
Who was the Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin on accident when a bit of fungus killed bacteria in a petri dish in 1928?
Robert Hooke
Carolus Linneus
Alexander Flemming
Gregor Mendel
What is cloning?
process of inserting new genes into preexisting organisms
process of creating organisms with identical DNA
process of artificially replacing worn out gene sequences with new ones
process of introducing genes to make crops pest resistant
People have been cloning plants for how long?
thousands of years
hundreds of years
only in the last ten years
people can't clone plants!
People first made a clone from an adult sheep and named her Dolly in what decade
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
Biotechnology has many applications. Which would not be considered a benefit of biotechnology?
helps to heal the world
helps to feed the world
helps to fuel the world
helps to travel the world
Which of the following is NOT a way in which biotechnology is working to heal the world?
reducing rates of infectious disease
using mutant genes to create the Hulk
tailoring treatments to reduce risks and side effects
creating new tools for disease detection and prevention
True or False: Biotechnology has been used for thousands of years by people to produce cloned crops, cheese, bread and beer/wine.
true
false
only cloning plants
only cheese, bread, beer/wine
True or False: Biotechnology is the use of any biological process for agricultural, medical, industrial or environmental purposes. This includes everything from creating a new variety of apple to developing a vaccine for a deadly disease.
True
False
What does the term "biofortified" mean?
Its been implanted with a fish gene
They have more nutrients than traditional varieties of that food
If you eat it, it you will become the Spider Man
No pesticides were used to produce the crop
Which of the following is NOT a way in which biotechnology is working to feed the world?
creating crops with higher nutrition
GMO crops naturally resistant to insects preventing needs for chemical pesticides
generating higher crop yeilds
creating apples used by jealous queens to kill snow white
Which of the following is NOT a way in which biotechnology is working to fuel the world?
creating the dolorian which goes back to the future at 88mph with the flux capacitor
streamlining chemical manufacturing processes
decreasing water usage and waste generation
reducing greenhouse gas emissions
moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. What is this?
biofortified
GMO
ethics
genetic engineering
Which of these areas of bioengineering are least ethically questioned?
lack of labeling GMO foods
using transgenic pigs to harvest transplant organs
creation of vaccines
BT corn being sold world wide
True or False: Biotechnology can be used to employ microbes to remove pollution from the atmosphere and waters of Earth. It has applications in not just environmental aspects like this but also in medical and industrial.
True
False
What is bioremediation?
using transgenic crops to improve nutrition
using living organisms to remove pollution from the environment
using microbes to aid in medication production
trying to reverse the effects of a super hero mutation
What are biofuels?
using living organisms to remove pollution from the environment
transgenic crops that contain more nutrients then they would otherwise
alternative to fossil fuels like goal and petroleum. obtained from plants and algae.
Incredible Hulk food to keep him going strong
Which super heros resulted from genetic mutations? select all that apply
spider man
the hulk
batman
wonderwoman
deadpool
