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Pioneers of Biotechnology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First to observe cells in cork

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

2.

He was credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Theodor Schwann

3.

He is the father of Genetics

a)

William Bateson

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

James Watsons

d)

Francis Crick

4.

A French Chemist who developed the process pasteurization.

a)

Martinus Beijerinck

b)

Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Louis Pasteur

5.

The 3-dimensional double helix structure of DNA, correctly elucidated by?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

James Watson and Francis Crick

c)

Maurice Wilkins

d)

Gregor Mendel

6.

Who first developed recombinant DNA technology?

a)

Paul Berg

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Louis Pasteur

7.

Biotechnology in the Philippines is so important that a new biotechnology center is being built to support the Philippine Department of Agriculture

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

I DONT KNOW

8.

Is the science of the controlled application of biological agents for beneficial use.

a)

Biology

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Biotechnology

d)

Agriculture

9.

The following are examples of biotechnology, EXCEPT:

a)

DNA Fingerprinting

b)

Cloning

c)

Transfer of gene from parent to offspring

d)

Stem Cell Technology

10.

Biotechnology provides opportunities for researchers to improve plant growth, development, and yield by providing for the basic needs of the plant.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

I DONT KNOW