Biology
Basic unit of heredity
What is a gene?
Photosynthetic, eukaryotic microorganism that can be processed into various products such as biofuels, biofertilizers, animal feed, and more.
What are microalgae?
The use of organisms or their functions to produce commercial products for the benefit of man.
What is biotechnology?
Process used to produce wine, cheese, and yogurt.
What is fermentation?
The 4 main components of any cell
What are proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids?
The gas that is captured and the gas that is released by microalgae
What are CO2 and O2?
The full form of GMO
What is genetically modified organism?
An animal whose genome has been altered by the transfer of genes from another species
What is a transgenic animal?
Prokaryotic microorganism that sometimes causes disease but can also be used for biotechnology applications such as fermentation.
What are bacteria?
Using environmental biotechnology, these fuels can made from biomass and they are renewable/ sustainable.
What are biofuels?
The full form of DNA
The process of generating a genetically identical copy of organism or cell
What is cloning?
Product prepared from an inactivated virus to provide immunity against diseases
What is a vaccine?
Component of microalgae that is used to produce biodiesel
What are lipids?
A new DNA made by combining DNA from 2 different organisms
What is recombinant DNA?
The enzyme used in the lab activity to produce fruit juice
What is Pectinase?
Proteins found in organisms that are used by biotechnologists for various application such as to catalyze reactions and genetic engineering.
What are enzymes?
Microalgae genus with the highest lipid concentration.
What is Nannochloropsis?
The common suffix of most enzymes
What is -ase?
Field dedicated to improving crop yield and increasing crop tolerance to stress like flooding
What is agricultural biotechnology?