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WorksheetsIntroduction to Biotechnology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
the use of living organisms, parts of living organisms, or products of living organism to come up with product that is useful to man.
Biology
Technology
Genetics
Biotechnology
it refers to the conventional techniques that have been used for many centuries to produce beer, wine, cheese, etc.
(a)
Which is not a product of traditional biotechnology?
detergents
wine
human insulin
herbal medicines
it comprises all methods of genetic modification by recombinant DNA and cell fusion techniques together with the modern developments of “traditional” biotechnological processes.
modern biotechnology
traditional biotechnology
conventional biotechnology
all of the above
Which microorganism metabolized to produce vinegar?
lactic acid bacteria
acetic acid bacteria
Penicillium camemberti
Penicillium roqueforti
Which product results from the metabolism of Lactobacillus bacteria?
soy sauce
beer
bread
cheese
A French chemist who established that yeast and other microbes are linked to fermentation
Anton von Leewoenhoek
Nikolai I. Vavilov
Louis Pasteur
Jean Baptiste De Lamarck
A chain of chemical reactions or a metabolic process through which bacteria, yeast and other microorganisms obtain the energy required for the biological processes.
(a)
A substance made or used when the body breaks down food, drugs or chemicals, or its own tissue
(a)
Which species produce ethanol during metabolism?
Aspergillus niger
Corynebacterium glutanicum
Xanthomonas spp.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Fermentation is a type of anaerobic respiration.
True
False
Lignin, Terpenes and Quinones are examples of primary metabolites
True
False
Nata de coco is a product of bacterium metabolism.
True
False
Identify this microorganism
Lactobacillus
Aspergillus
Acetobacter
Saccharomyces
Which biotechnology is applied to agriculture?
microbial waste treatment
digestive aids
biological control of pest
distellery
