Biotechnology Living Environment

A process that disrupts or turns off a gene is called ________________________.

• genetically modified organism

• gene therapy

• recombinant DNA

• gene knockout

Which of the following is an advantage of genetic engineering?

• Introduces genetically altered bacteria to the environment

• Nutritional value of food is increased

• Kills species that were not intended to be affected

• Little research on long term effects on health

Genetic engineering has directly increased productivity in

which U.S industry?

• agriculture

• astronomy

• automobile

• media

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Supercow was created using which field of biotechnology?

• DNA Fingerprinting

• Cloning

• Artificial Selection

• Selective Breeding

What would be an economic benefit of bioremediation in a coastal town that just experienced an oil spill?

• The cost of purified water will increase resulting in more revenue for the town.

• Water and land areas will be cleaned of oil, encouraging more tourists to visit the town and spend money there.

• The oil from the spill will be recovered from bioremediation and used as fuel in future.

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Which of these careers would a student studying

Biotechnology most likely pursue?

• electrical engineering

• astronomy

• agricultural research

• geology

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What are some examples of biotechnology being used in agriculture?

• Crop irrigation

• DNA fingerprinting

• Gentically modified crops

• Crop rotation

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Which of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture?

• increasing crop production

• reducing the loss of crops to insects

• producing better-tasting fruits

• improving farm machinery

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An animal that has exactly the same set of genes

as its parent is an example of

• a pathogen

• a clone

• a spliced gene

• a genome

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Which is a positive result of the use of biotechnology in

agriculture?

• increased cost

• increased yield

• increased use of pesticides

• increased use of preservatives

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