Issues in Biotech
Regulations in Biotech
Intro to Biotech
Branches of Science
Part I
Branches of Science Part II
100
A subject or problem that has more than one point of view
What is an issue
100
A law, principle, or other directive.
What is a regulation
100
Using scientific processes to get new organisms or new products from organisms
What is biotechnology
100
The study of living things
What is life science/biology
100
An organic compound of a fatty acid that is soluble in organic solvents but not in water
What is lipid
200
Cells that compose tissues, organs, and parts of the body
What is a somatic cell
200
USDA
What is United States Department of Agriculture
200
Name 2 areas of study that are important to biotechnology
What is Microbiology, genetics, biochemistry/chemistry, food science, animal science, plant science, engineering, medicine, and electronics
200
A unit of life that has a definite structure, all living things have these
What is a cell
200
Main source of energy for animals and humans
What is carbohydrates
300
The area of ethics that deals with the life sciences
What is bioethics
300
FDA
What is Food and Drug Administration
300
The changing of the genetic make up of organisms.
What is Molecular Biotechnology
300
The molecule in a chromosome that furnishes the genes with information for their development.
What is DNA
300
Name 2 of the 3 types of cell division
What is Mitosis, Fission, Meiosis
400
Involves the mapping of all the genes in humans.
What is The Human Genome Project
400
EPA
What is Environmental Protection Agency
400
Changing of the genetic information in a cell
What is genetic engineering
400
A substance consisting of amino acids
What is protein
400
The trait that can be observed in an organism
What is dominant trait
500
The two most controversial issues in the biotechnology industry
What is cloning and genetic engineering
500
BIO
What is Biotechnology Industry Organization
500
Name advantages to biotechnology
What is higher yields, expand geographically, disease resistant, increase in life expectancy, tissue engineering, etc...
500
the process of: DNA-transcription-RNA-translation-protein
What is Central Dogma Theory
500
If both alleles for a trait are the same
What is homozygous
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