Ch. 16 Yellow Textbook

Easy

100

What is selective breeding?

When a human chooses which organisms to breed together

200

What is cloning

Making an exact replica of another organism

300

What is bioremediation?

Using bacteria and other organisms to help clean up the environment or to make positive environmental changes

400

What is a pro of genetically modified crops?

Feed more people 

answers will vary

500

• Tell me one reason why it would be good to get genetically tested. Then, Name one example of why your genome should be kept confidential, if you do get genetically tested.

1. To see what traits you may carry on to your offspring

2. So that way someone cannot hire you

answers will vary

Easy

100

What are bio plastics?

Plastics that are biodegradable 

200

Why are people hesitant about GMO's?

Not enough research because not around for long enough

Answers will vary

300

Tell me about Golden Rice

Golden Rice is rice that has been edited to be more nutritious 

400

• Why can inbreeding be bad

Because they can start messing with genes in a bad way

500

Why do we need to genetically engineer human proteins?

To help people whose proteins are not working or absent

Medium

100

What is 3D Bio printing?

Printing organs and other biological things for the good of organism's

200

What is hybridization?

•the crossing of dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organism

300

What is polymerase chain reaction?

A biotechnology that amplifies a piece of DNA to better analyze it/check for diseases or errors

400

What is gel electrophoresis

A biotechnology that separates DNA fragments by size

500

What is recombinant DNA?

Taking DNA from one organism and putting it into another

Hard

100

How is Robotics related to Biology?

People are using them to do surgery

answers will vary

200

What is CRISPR?

A biotechnology that edits something's DNA

300

• What can we do with plasmids?

Introduce them to people, so they fix the broken copies of genes that they have with healthy one's 

400

• What is a polyploidy plant?

A plant with extra chromosome's - makes the plant bigger

500

What is a DNA Microarray used for?

To look at a diseased individual's genes and how they express, versus someone who is healthy

Random

100

What is the abbreviation for Polymerase Chain Reaction?

PCR

200

What is a transgenic organism?

An organism that has had its DNA altered

300

What is a blood biopsy?

a biopsy taken from the blood that checks for cancer

400

• Tell me one good thing that has come from CRISPR biotechnologies?

Healthy mosquito's  (disease - free)

500

• Tell me how biotechnology has advanced forensic science, the military, paternity disputes, and finding parents.

It has helped to identify the unknown person