BIOTECHNOLOGY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
#8
What is technololy essential for in science? - correct answer sample colection and
treatment, measurement, data colection and storage, computation, and communication
of information.
What is biotechnology? - correct answer the use of living organisms to solve problems
and make useful products ; resources developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology? New biotechnology? - correct answer
Traditional
• Using yeast to make
• Selective breeding with crops and animals
New
• Mutating a crop to become pest
• Choosing which egg to impregnate
What is the health care industry using biotech for? - correct answer to develop better
ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease
What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools - correct answer 1. Working with cells
2. Working with proteins
3. Working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology? - correct answer Where living cells and their
molecules can help us develop new methods to :
• clean up our environment
• detect environmental contamination
• reduce our dependence on petroleum
What 4 fields has biotechnology given us an advantage in? - correct answer medicine,
agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes made from? - correct answer
bacteria
What is bioremediation? - correct answer removing pollution from soil and water ; using
living things to help fix an environmental problem
What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria? - correct answer using
biotechnology techniques
Summarize the aspects of biotechnology? - correct answer • Specific genetic
information available
• careers
#8
What is technololy essential for in science? - correct answer sample colection and
treatment, measurement, data colection and storage, computation, and communication
of information.
What is biotechnology? - correct answer the use of living organisms to solve problems
and make useful products ; resources developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology? New biotechnology? - correct answer
Traditional
• Using yeast to make
• Selective breeding with crops and animals
New
• Mutating a crop to become pest
• Choosing which egg to impregnate
What is the health care industry using biotech for? - correct answer to develop better
ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease
What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools - correct answer 1. Working with cells
2. Working with proteins
3. Working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology? - correct answer Where living cells and their
molecules can help us develop new methods to :
• clean up our environment
• detect environmental contamination
• reduce our dependence on petroleum
What 4 fields has biotechnology given us an advantage in? - correct answer medicine,
agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes made from? - correct answer
bacteria
What is bioremediation? - correct answer removing pollution from soil and water ; using
living things to help fix an environmental problem
What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria? - correct answer using
biotechnology techniques
Summarize the aspects of biotechnology? - correct answer • Specific genetic
information available
• careers
