Biobased energy companies want to replace fossil fuels with renewable, raw materials such as sugars. One fuel that can be made in this way is ethanol. It comes from:
Seaweed.
Corn.
Viruses.
Rain water.
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The term, biodegradable products, means:
The products can be safely eaten by humans.
All the component parts of the product are made in the laboratory.
The products are made up of various species of bacteria.
The products break down safely by natural means and disappear into the environment.
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
You are in a garden and see a pile of grass clippings, old cornstalks, bean vines and tomato stems that are decaying to return nutrients to the soil. What is it?
An ant hill
A compost heap
An ethanol pile
A pile of manure
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What would an environmental biotechnologist use to clean up an oil spill?
Ethanol
Gene therapy
Oil-eating bacteria
Oil-dissolving detergent
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Coal has long been used to produce energy. It is classified as a:
Sugar.
Bacteria.
Fossil fuel.
Natural electric source.
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A company uses living organisms to make cosmetics. What technology is being used?
Composting
Biosensing
Bioprocessing
Nuclear reaction
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is an example of a life form used in industrial biotechnology?
Android
Bacteria
Proton
Oil
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is an example of a biocatalyst?:
Enzyme
Corn stalk
Electronic sensor
Lubricant
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Bioreporters are useful in detecting:
Environmental contaminants.
Coal mines.
Diseases.
Underground water.
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Environmental biotechnology involves the use of science to clean up: