This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environmental Biotechnology > Research > Environmental Biotechnology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Biotechnology Quiz 1 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Kathy tested fifty soil samples in one day, pinpointed the source of contamination, and decided how to clean it up. What was Kathy using? A) Biodegradation. B) Bioleaching. C) Biosensors. D) Biomedicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosensors. 2. When using bioremediation to clean up toxic contaminated soil, what happens to the bacteria when the pollutants are cleaned up? A) The area is treated with antibiotics. B) The area is treated with concentrated oxygen. C) The bacteria run out of food and die off naturally. D) The bacteria are covered with fresh soil and they die due to a lack of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bacteria run out of food and die off naturally. 3. The poultry industry will make good use of keratinase enzyme technology because this process can be used to: A) Break down chicken feathers. B) Prevent the spread of infection. C) Produce enzymes that eat oil. D) Clone eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break down chicken feathers. 4. What do the following industrial products have in common:vitamins, antibiotics, acids, fabrics and glues? A) They all prevent infection. B) They are all made with fermentation. C) They are all sources of energy. D) They are all made of sugars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are all made with fermentation. 5. What process uses bacteria to eat away at unwanted iron and minerals, leaving the valuable silver, copper and gold behind? A) Composting. B) Bioremediation. C) Fermentation. D) Biomining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomining. 6. If someone invents a product of biotechnology and the product has the symbol after the name, what does the symbol mean? A) The product contains radium. B) The product is in a remediation phase. C) The project was rushed to market and therefore is not recommended for human use. D) The name of the product is a registered trademark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The name of the product is a registered trademark. 7. You are in a garden and see a pile of grass clippings, old cornstalks, bean vines and tomato stems that are decaying to return nutrients to the soil. What is it? A) An ant hill. B) A compost heap. C) A pile of manure. D) An ethanol pile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compost heap. 8. Doctors use biosensors in the medical field to test for: A) Headaches. B) Fractures. C) Mental illness. D) Strep throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strep throat. 9. The process called Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion can be used to: A) Help in the mining of emeralds. B) Manage animal waste. C) Prevent the flu. D) Cure several types of cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manage animal waste. 10. What would an environmental biotechnologist use to clean up an oil spill? A) Ethanol. B) Oil-eating bacteria. C) Gene therapy. D) Oil-dissolving detergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil-eating bacteria. 11. Coal has long been used to produce energy. It is classified as a: A) Natural electric source. B) Bacteria. C) Sugar. D) Fossil fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuel. 12. A bioprocessing factory receives daily deliveries of oxygen to use for the: A) Microbes. B) Purification. C) Machines. D) Workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microbes. 13. In the biodegradation of oil by aerobic bacteria experiment, why were aquarium pumps used to pump air into the soil sample? A) Because the air provides the oxygen bacteria need to survive. B) Because the air keeps the soil dry. C) Because the air keeps the soil from turning to mud. D) To minimize the foul odor created by the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the air provides the oxygen bacteria need to survive. 14. Biobased energy companies want to replace fossil fuels with renewable, raw materials such as sugars. One fuel that can be made in this way is ethanol. It comes from: A) Viruses. B) Corn. C) Rain water. D) Seaweed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corn. 15. What statement about genes is TRUE? A) Nearly identical genes are found in a wide variety of organisms. B) Genes are only found in humans. C) Genes are found in all living organisms, but humans do not share genes with other organisms. D) Genes in all mammals are identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly identical genes are found in a wide variety of organisms. 16. A company uses living organisms to make cosmetics. What technology is being used? A) Bioprocessing. B) Composting. C) Nuclear reaction. D) Biosensing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bioprocessing. 17. Oil released into the environment is a well-recognized problem in today s world. What famous oil spill led to today s biodegradation of oil? A) Canola oil spill. B) Wesson oil spill. C) Exxon Valdez spill. D) The sinking of the Titanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exxon Valdez spill. 18. Bioreporters are useful in detecting: A) Underground water. B) Environmental contaminants. C) Coal mines. D) Diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental contaminants. Related QuizzesEnvironmental Biotechnology QuizzesAgriculture Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books