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What is biotechnology?
the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or for environmental management
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What is the meaning of cloning?
is a technique of creating a group of genetically identical cells or DNA molecules from a single ancestor.
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What are the uses of biotechnology?
medicine, the environment, edibles, clothing, and agriculture.
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What does GMO stand for?

Genetically Modified Organism

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T/F: We have mapped the entire human genome.

True

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What does genetic engineering mean?
is a field of study that mainly deals with the manipulation of genetic material with the aim of achieving specific results in an organism. The main aim of this discipline is to alter and control an organism's genotype and phenotype.
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What is a disadvantage of biotechnology?

various answer - teacher judges

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What is an advantage of biotechnology?

various - teacher will judge

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What is population of genetically identical cells arising from one cell defined as?

Clone

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What is food biotechnology?
refers to application of biotechnology in the food production processes. It involves gene modification in animals, plants and micro-organisms which results in new organisms of desired characteristics
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What are the Benefits of biotechnology?
biotechnology is capable of allowing far greater quantities of food to be grown in the same area, at lower expense and with a greatly reduced risk of disease and pestilence wiping out the entire crop.
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What are the two major differences between forensic microbiology and medical microbiology?

1. chain of custody

2. proper collection of evidence 

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What is self-replicating DNA molecule used to transport foreign DNA into a cell called?

Vector

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What is agricultural biotechnology?
agricultural biotechnology is an advanced technology that allows plant breeders to make precise genetic changes to impart beneficial traits to the crop plants we rely on for food and fiber.
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What is a Genomic Library?

A collection of clones containing different DNA fragments?
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Are crops developed using biotechnology as safe for the environment as crops developed using traditional breeding practices?
Yes. Extensive scientific evaluation worldwide has not found any examples of ecological damage from biotechnology crops.
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Do foods produced using biotechnology require special labeling?
no they do not.
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What is DNA fingerprinting?

The technique used to identify pathogens
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Name one tool of biotechnology.

Selection, Mutation, Site-directed Mutagenesis

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Name a way DNA can be inserted into a cell.

Transformation, electroporation, protoplast fusion, gene gun, microinjection

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What does PCR stand for?

Polymerase Chain Reaction

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What is one therapeutic application of biotechnology?

vaccines, hormones, proteins like insulin, gene therap

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Does biotechnology help people produce more food on the same amount land? A. TRUE B. FALSE
true
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Which of these scientists studies genes and how traits are inherited? A. NUTRITIONIST B. GENETICIST C. ENTOMOLOGIST D. AGRONOMIST E. CHEMIST
geneticist
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What is defined as the removing of cell walls from two bacteria allows them to fuse

Protoplast Fusion

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