Biotechnology

Bio-

• life processes or living material

• the exploitation of living processes

• a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat

• interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Which of the following does not relate to biotechnology?

• It involves living material.

• It is used by humans to alter living things.

• It is being done to achieve a particular goal, which may be a product or a process.

• sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects.

Which of the following is NOT an example of how biotechnology has been used in the past?

• Fermentation

• Cheese making

• Selective breeding

• Genetic engineering

Transfer of genetic material began in the 19___'s

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 90

Plants and animals contain

• Living cells

• dead material

• biotechnology

• fermentation

Can genes be transfered from one organism to another?

• Yes

• No

Gene splicing can be done with __________________________ that cut and remove genetic information and transplant or recombine it with another organism

• Enzymes

• fermentation

• chromosomes

• Electroporation

Select all the possible human benefits of biotechnology.

• New medicines and tests

• Better and safer foods

• Environmental cleanup

• Law enforcement DNA evidence