Biotechnology Review

Which are most closely related to biotechnology?

• medicine and agriculture

• construction and engineering

• water treatment and electricity generation

• communication and information technology

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Which is a concern of scientists when genetically modifying plants?

• Plants will pass on diseases to animals.

• There will be a decrease in biodiversity.

• Plants will have a longer growing season.

• There will be a decrease in revenue for pesticide manufacturers.

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Which application of biotechnology is of greatest economic benefit to North Carolina?

• development of livestock that are more domesticated

• development of livestock that produce higher quality meat

• development of crops that can be grown in extremely dry environments

• development of crops that can be grown in extremely low temperatures

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Which area of biotechnology would most likely create ethical issues within human society?

• insulin production by bacteria

• organ cloning for use in transplants

• genetic engineering to improve agricultural yields

• DNA and forensic testing of crime scene evidence

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Genetic engineering has directly increased productivity in which U.S. industry?

• agriculture

• automobile

• media

• none of the above

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Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?

• finding evidence of crimes

• making new medicines to cure sicknesses

• discovering the cause of hereditary diseases

• breeding better varieties of crops and livestock

Which would be reduced as a result of the development of pest-resistant crops?

• use of organic fertilizers

• use of chemical insecticides

• practice of crop rotation techniques

• practice of hydroponic farming techniques

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A cell or collection of cells containing identical genetic material. 

• Protein
• Plasmid
• DNA
• Clone

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The chemical molecule that is the basic genetic material found in all cells.

• DNA
• Genome
• Hybrid
• Protein

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Artificially changing the genetic material of a cell.

• Amino Acid
• Nucleic Acid
• Phenotype 
• Genetic Engineering

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