Plant Biotechnology Quiz 15 (30 MCQs)

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1. Joan loves to solve problems using computers and she also likes biology. What field of biotechnology would be good for Joan?
2. To produce industrial ethanol, one needs corn, water, and what?
3. ..... open and close the stomata.
4. Scientists use biotechnology to increase the productivity of livestock by using embryo transplants, which involves:
5. If starch containing substrates are used for ethanol production, yeast strain can't be used directly because
6. What is unique (special) about a stem cell?
7. John is looking at a strand of DNA and he identifies an adenine nucleotide. Which of the following nucleotide would be pair with adenine?
8. The pistil is the:
9. Norman Borlaug began his research in crop improvement in order to .....
10. Which situation is most likely to raise ethical questions about using biotechnology?
11. Which is not a purpose or benefit of SAEs
12. This project was established to identify all 300, 000+ genes found in our DNA.
13. Which area of biotechnology would most likely create ethical issues within human society?
14. What would be an economic benefit of bioremediation in a coastal town that just experienced an oil spill?
15. Golden rice is a genetically modified organism that has high vitamin A content. What is golden rice attempting to do?
16. Before transgenic animals, farmers practiced selective breeding. An example is:
17. Which is a benefit of genetically-modified foods?
18. What is a product of biotechnology?
19. Which of the following is a preventative measure, and is used before to prevent someone from getting sick?
20. What should you do when shaking hands?
21. What living organism did the Egyptians discover that made bread rise?
22. Which is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology?
23. Hippocrates was a Greek physician who is known as the:
24. Using microbes like bacteria to remove harmful toxins from the environment is called
25. How is artificial selection different from genetic engineering?
26. In which year, Dolly the first mammalian clone was born?
27. How does biotechnology benefit energy production?
28. North Carolina has over 400 biotechnology companies. How would the economy most likely change if that number were reduced by half?
29. What is the function of phloem tissue?
30. Scientists have inserted a gene into a population of ants. This gene gives the ants immunity to a common insecticide (a chemical that kills insects). Which of the statements below best explains the impact of inserting the gene for insecticide immunity into the ant population?