WorksheetsBiotechnology 8.L.2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In what way is biotechnology useful to law enforcement agencies such as the police or FBI?
It can help identify who was present at the scene of a crime.
It can help undercover officers disguise themselves.
It might help determine who might be the victime of a future crime.
It can help determine who is most likely to become a criminal in the future.
How can agricultural biotechnology have a positive impact on the environment?
By developing crops that are pest resistant requiring fewer pesticides to be used.
planting crops in shaded areas.
Harvesting crops that have thick stems and leaves.
water crops with a recycled irrigation system.
How can using genetically engineered crops impact North Carolina’s economy?
Improve quality of farm equipment.
Decreased availability of productive land.
Decreased food production and more debt for farmers.
Increased food production and income for the farmers.
What would be an economic benefit of bioremediation in a coastal town that just experienced an oil spill?
The cost of purified water will increase resulting in more revenue for the town.
Water and land areas will be cleaned of oil, encouraging more tourists to visit the town and spend money there.
The oil from the spill will be recovered from bioremediation and used as fuel in future.
What type of job would a person who studied biotechnology in college be likely to have?
A job making medicines
A job studying stars.
A job studying the physical features on Earth.
Scientists implant a gene into a species of tomato plant that makes them ripen faster and stay firm as they are transported to stores. What is the benefit of this technology?
Increased toxins in the food.
Increase shelf life and availablity.
Decreased size of tomatoes.
Increased seed production
What are some examples of biotechnology being used in agriculture?
Crop irrigation
DNA fingerprinting
Gentically modified crops
Crop rotation
How does the biotechnology industry benefit North Carolina?
Many new, high paying jobs are created
The average salary of the worker in NC decreased.
New technologies being developed are too expensive for people here to afford.
State budget increases from the construction of new facilities.
What would be a negative side of genetically modified foods?
Lower cost of production.
Long-term health effects, such as possible allergies to proteins not found in foods before GMO’s.
Ability to produce more food in less time.
Ability to grow more nutritious food in less time.
Rice does not provide enough of certain vitamins. How could biotechnology be used to change this?
Using a high nitrogen fertilzer.
Using herbicide to get rid of weeds.
Genetic modification of rice plants that are pest resistant and to produce vitamins they cannot make without biotechnology
Using pesticide to get rid of pests that can harm the crop.
What would be a direct benefit of biotechnology to agriculture in a time of severe drought?
Planting crops in shaded areas.
Genetically modifying crops to be resistant to changes in weather
Harvesting crops to have thick stems and leaves.
Bacteria cells can be used to produce insulin for the treatment of diabetes in humans. Which best explains how the bacteria cells are able to produce insulin for humans?
The bacteria have been grown on a petri dish containing insulin.
The bacteria have been genetically engineered to contain the DNA needed to produce insulin.
The bacteria have been exposed to radioactivity to create mutant strains capable of producing insulin.
The bacteria have been grown on a petri dish containing sugar; the bacteria produce insulin in response to the sugar.
North Carolina has over 400 biotechnology companies. How would the economy most likely change if that number were reduced by half?
The economy would decline because of job loss.
The economy would suffer as funding for research decreases.
The economy would increase due to an increase in production.
The economy would improve when the government offers assistance.
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
Residents of North Carolina presently burn 5 billion gallons of imported petroleum-based liquid fuel per year. How would the state’s economy be affected if North Carolina could produce bio-fuels locally as a replacement?
Tax revenues would decrease.
Unemployment would increase.
The economy would decline due to exports.
The economy would improve with new jobs and tax revenue.
Which is a genetic engineering advancement directly related to a career in biotechnology?
improving solar energy collection
transporting textiles at higher rates
creating crop foods that resist insect pests
repairing historical sites with quality materials
Which of the following is when an organism's DNA is duplicated?
Cloning
Artificial Selection
Genetic Engineering
Which of the following is when an organism's DNA is modified for medicine, research, production, or industry?
Cloning
Artificial Selection
Genetic Engineering
Which of the following is when an organism is bred for desired traits?
Cloning
Artificial Selection
Genetic Engineering
Mules are the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. What kind of biotechnology is used to create mules?
Cloning
Artificial Selection
Genetic Engineering
Which of the following is when an organism is bred for desired traits?
Cloning
Artificial Selection
Genetic Engineering
Selective breeding (Artificial Selection) is a technique that is used to
give all organisms a chance to reproduce
produce offspring with certain desirable traits
produce organisms from extinct species
keep farm crops free of all mutations
Some farmers currently grow genetically engineered crops. What would be an argument against the use of this technology?
it increases crop production
it produces insect-resistant plants
it always results in crops that do not taste good
its long-term effects on humans are still being investigated
Which of these is biotechnology most likely not going to be used in?
Agriculture
Genetics
Medicine
Mining
What type of job could a person who studies biotechnology in college have?
**(check all that apply)**
Create new medicines and vaccines
Create disease/pest resistant crop varieties
Work in a forensic lab testing crime scene evidence
Create environmentally friendly ways to clean up pollution
