BIOTECHNOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
ANSWERS
What is technololy essential for in science?
sample colection and treatment, measurement, data
colection and storage, computation, and communication of
information.
What is biotechnology?
the use of living organisms to solve problems and make
useful products ; resources developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology?
New biotechnology?
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?
to develop better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent
disease
What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools
1. working with cells
2. working with proteins
3. working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology?
, 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?
medicine, agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes
made from?
bacteria
What is bioremediation?
removing pollution from soil and water ; using living things
to help fix an environmental problem
What is involved in creating genetically modified
bacteria?
using biotechnology techniques
Summarize the aspects of biotechnology?
• Specific genetic information available
• careers
• economic benefits to NC
• ethical issues
• implications for agriculture
bioengineering
discovering ways to help living organisms to live a healthy
life ; genetic engineering
biological diversity
the diversity of living things in a certain ecosystem
engineering
the use of math and science combined to make new
machines, structures, etc
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
ANSWERS
What is technololy essential for in science?
sample colection and treatment, measurement, data
colection and storage, computation, and communication of
information.
What is biotechnology?
the use of living organisms to solve problems and make
useful products ; resources developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology?
New biotechnology?
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?
to develop better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent
disease
What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools
1. working with cells
2. working with proteins
3. working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology?
, 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?
medicine, agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes
made from?
bacteria
What is bioremediation?
removing pollution from soil and water ; using living things
to help fix an environmental problem
What is involved in creating genetically modified
bacteria?
using biotechnology techniques
Summarize the aspects of biotechnology?
• Specific genetic information available
• careers
• economic benefits to NC
• ethical issues
• implications for agriculture
bioengineering
discovering ways to help living organisms to live a healthy
life ; genetic engineering
biological diversity
the diversity of living things in a certain ecosystem
engineering
the use of math and science combined to make new
machines, structures, etc
