Vocab
Vocab
Medical
Agriculture
Sustainability
100

What is Biotechnology

What is the field of science that combines engineering and natural sciences to create products and services using living organisms and their parts

100

What is Bioengineering? 

What is DNA manipulation of cells or organisms

Genes are added, deleted or changed

100

T/F There are ethical issues related to the use of biotechnology, particularly in its potential application of curing or preventing genetic diseases in humans

True

100

Which is a concern of scientists when genetically modifying plants?

What is decreasing diversity


100

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

What is breeding live stock/ making cheeses

200

What is a GMO?

Genetically Modified Organism 


200

What is a biofuel?

What is using organic crops such as corn for oil.

200

What is an ethical concern with biotechnology in the medical side. 

What is changing DNA 


200

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

What is agriculture.

200

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

What is the careers in the triangle/ or livestock for meat production.

300

What is DNA?

The genetic code for living organisms

300

What is a microbe?

A pathogen 

300

What is career path in the medical field of biotechnology?

What is forensics, engineering, etc. 

300

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

What is reducing chemicals for crops

300

What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?

What is bioremediation 
400

What is Cloning? 

What is making an exact replica of DNA from a cell.

400

What is CRISPR?

What is the process of cutting or adding genes into organisms. 

400

What is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology? 

benefits of the technology outweighing the harm

400

what is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?

What is reducing the food import

400

How can biotechnology help farmers overcome sudden changes in the global climate?

What is creating crops that resist weather


500

What is bioremediation? 

What is using microbes to clean up the environment

500

What is gel electrophoresis? 

What is the process of taking DNA strands to find matches in crime scenes by using an electrical gel. 

500

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

What is the medical side examples could be cloning, genetic engineering, CRISPR

500

How has genetic engineering helped farming?

What is creating insect resistant crops

500

How can biotechnology be used for pollution?

What is creating bioremediation for bacteria to help with oil spills. 

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