Biotechnology and Genetics Quiz

What is biotechnology?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The creation of genetically identical organisms

• The alteration of genetic material

What is genetics?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The creation of genetically identical organisms

• The alteration of genetic material

What is a gene?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The basic physical unit of heredity

• The alteration of genetic material

What is cloning?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The basic physical unit of heredity

• The creation of genetically identical organisms

What is genetic modification?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The basic physical unit of heredity

• Any alteration of genetic material

What does ethical mean?

• Dealing with morals, deciding what is right and wrong

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• The basic physical unit of heredity

• Any alteration of genetic material

What is bioremediation?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• Use microbes to remove harmful toxins from the environment

• Any alteration of genetic material

What is artificial selection?

• The science of heredity

• The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits

• The basic physical unit of heredity

• Any alteration of genetic material

What is a transgenic species?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• Something that has part of another organism's DNA in it

• Any alteration of genetic material

What is a hybrid?

• The science of heredity

• The manipulation of living things to make useful products

• Something made by combining 2 or more things

• Any alteration of genetic material