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Plant Biotechnology Quiz 5 (30 MCQs)

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1. Sandra is a 30-year-old woman. After medical images and blood tests, Sandra's mother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her mother's mother died of breast cancer several years ago. Should Sandra be concerned that she might be at higher risk for breast cancer herself?
2. The linking of antibodies resistance gene with plasmid vector became possible with
3. Which is an example of scientists using biotechnology to benefit aquaculture?
4. Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely have for a job?
5. In what way is biotechnology useful to law enforcement agencies such as the police or FBI?
6. Environmental biotechnology involves the use of science to clean up:
7. Insect resistant crops are crops that are modified to produce their own .....
8. Which surgery is most like the way a transgenic organism in made?
9. Sillage contains protein, oil and water and can be used as:
10. Which would be considered a somatic cell?
11. What plant substance turns plants green and helps the plant capture light?
12. How can biotechnology deal with overpopulation of the Earth?
13. How has genetic modification most likely affected the safety and availability of fruits and vegetables?
14. In the fall of the year, the days get shorter and trees change colors. Why do leaves change their colors?
15. What do graders and sorters of agriculturalproducts do?
16. Modern biotechnology continues to use the basic research developed in the early 1800s by:
17. Stirred-tank bioreactors have been designed for
18. Which is a project that a scientist would most likely work on at a biotechnology company?
19. Which is the most likely result of having a large number of biotechnology companies located in North Carolina?
20. Animal biotechnology can be useful to humans through xenotransplantation, which involves:
21. What is the benefit to society of using Ethanol instead of regular gasoline?
22. What biotechnology allows a researcher to make thousands of copies of a DNA strand?
23. ..... uses biotechnology to help reduce our negative impact on the environment.
24. Improvements in biotechnology have helped advance the fields of medicine, agriculture, and forensics. Many people are concerned with the ethical limits that should be placed on much of the research for future advances. An example can be seen when discussing the human cloning. There are two types of cloning, reproductive and therapeutic:Reproductive Cloning Creating a genetically identical embryo of the donor by inserting their DNA into an egg and then inserting the embryo into a surrogate's uterus to grow and develop leading to a new individual. Therapeutic Cloning Creating a genetically identical embryo of the donor by inserting their DNA into an egg and growing it in a petri dish in a lab to be used as a source of embryonic stem cells. Reproductive cloning is considered unethical and there are laws preventing it. However, human therapeutic cloning is not considered as unethical. Which of the following questions is a likely to address the difference of opinion in many people concerning cloning?
25. When we refer to a "G.M.O." we are talking about .....
26. What type of science allows us to alter the DNA of a corn plant so that it will contain more protein?
27. How many independent variables should be tested at a time in a scientific investigation?
28. How does North Carolina's economy directly benefit from a growing biotechnology field?
29. Xylem and phloem are examples of what tissue type?
30. Contact lens solutions contain enzymes to break down proteins that build up on lenses.
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