Vocab
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
What is Bioengineering?
What is DNA manipulation of cells or organisms
Genes are added, deleted or changed
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
Which is a concern of scientists when genetically modifying plants?
What is decreasing diversity
Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?
What is breeding live stock/ making cheeses
What is a GMO?
Genetically Modified Organism
What is a biofuel?
What is using organic crops such as corn for oil.
What is an ethical concern with biotechnology in the medical side.
What is changing DNA
Genetic engineering has directly increased productivity in which U.S. industry?
What is agriculture.
Which application of biotechnology is of greatest economic benefit to North Carolina?
What is the careers in the triangle/ or livestock for meat production.
What is DNA?
The genetic code for living organisms
What is a microbe?
A pathogen
What is career path in the medical field of biotechnology?
What is forensics, engineering, etc.
Which would be reduced as a result of the development of pest-resistant crops?
What is reducing chemicals for crops
What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
What is Cloning?
What is making an exact replica of DNA from a cell.
What is CRISPR?
What is the process of cutting or adding genes into organisms.
What is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology?
benefits of the technology outweighing the harm
what is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?
What is reducing the food import
How can biotechnology help farmers overcome sudden changes in the global climate?
What is creating crops that resist weather
What is bioremediation?
What is using microbes to clean up the environment
What is gel electrophoresis?
What is the process of taking DNA strands to find matches in crime scenes by using an electrical gel.
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
How has genetic engineering helped farming?
What is creating insect resistant crops
How can biotechnology be used for pollution?
What is creating bioremediation for bacteria to help with oil spills.