13 questions
What has the benefits of decreased pesticide, decreased pollution, increased nutrition, & increased production for agriculture
Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria.
True
False
Genetically modified food (or GM food) is food produced from plants or animals whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering.
True
False
Which is a potential ethical issue resulting from the use of biotechnology?
deteriorating the ozone layer
causing mass extinction of a species
increasing pollution of natural resources
introducing a genetically-altered species
If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what do type of technology do those tomatoes become?
Human Genome Project
Genetically Modified Organisms
Punnett Squares
Gene Therapy
This laboratory procedure is known as
CLONING
gel electrophoresis
chromatography
use of a dichotomous key
In preparation for an electrophoresis procedure, enzymes are added to DNA in order to
convert the DNA into gel
cut the DNA into fragments
change the color of the DNA
produce longer sections of DNA
Which chemicals are used to cut DNA into fragments for a gel electrophoresis procedure?
enzymes
molecular bases
hormones
ATP molecules
An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.
Bioremediation
Genetic Engineering
Genetic Modification
Transgenic Organisms
The process of asexually producing a cell, group of cells, or organism that is produced asexually from and is genetically identical to a single ancestor.
Genetic Modification
Genetic Engineering
Cloning
Bioremediation
The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation.
Biotechnology
Ethics
Genetic Engineering
Bioremediation