AgApps Obj. 5.02 - Environmental Biotech

Multiple Choice

Which is a widely used bio-indicator speces used to detect air that is badly polluted with sulfur dioxide?

• E. coli.

• Bacteria.

• Lichens.

• Viruses.

Multiple Choice

Bacteria that are attracted to oil used to clean up oil spills are called:

• bioindicators.

• oleophilic.

• algae.

• lichens.

Multiple Choice

What technique was used to cleanup the Exxon Valdeze oil spill?

• Bioremediation.

• Indicator species.

• Phytoremediaton.

• Genetic engineering.

Multiple Choice

Planting trees at a site polluted by industrial chemicals to absorb the chemicals is called:

• genetic engineering.

• biostimulation.

• oleophilic cleanup.

• phytoremediation.

Multiple Choice

Genetic engineering has been used to develop bacteria strains to convert solid waste from humans and livestock into:

• paper and tissue.

• salt and pepper.

• sugar and fuel.

• wood and fiber.

Multiple Choice

One of the limitations of bioremediation, as compared to the use of chemical techniques, is:

• emissions.

• space.

• time.

• time.