Science: Biotechnology~

Which is a possible risk of gene-modified crop plants?

Genes from the plants may cross over into wild plants.

Which describes a risk of biotechnology?

Health insurance companies may refuse to insure people who have genes for diseases.

Which statement correctly describes a way that bacteria are used in biotechnology?

Human insulin made by bacteria is injected into humans.

If a farmer decides to have a pesticide-free farm, which is most likely the result of this choice?

Insects may eat a larger percentage of the farmer's crops, causing a lower harvest than if pesticides had been applied.

An animal that has exactly the same genes as its parent is an example of

a clone

Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?

agricultural research

Studying biotechnology is most likely to be useful for which career?

agricultural researcher

Studying biotechnology is least likely to be helpful for which career?

auto mechanic

Which type of training should local schools offer in order to prepare potential workers in the pharmaceutical industry?

biotechnology

Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?

breeding better varieties of crops and livestock

Which is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?

by reducing the need for countries to import food

Which is most likely to be a risk of biotechnology?

causing allergic reactions to foreign genes in food

Which process uses a body cell to create a new organism?

cloning

Which of these is a concern about the use of biotechnology?

creation of a new pathogen

Which is an example of biotechnology?

developing crop plants that are resistant to weed killers

Which of these is an example of genetic modification?

gene splicing

The table shows the proteins coded for by three genes and the normal functions of those proteins. It also shows the health conditions that can be caused by problems with the genes or proteins. Which form of biotechnology would most likely help people with these health conditions?

genetic engineering

Which of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture?

improving farm machinery

Which escribes one of the earliest forms of biotechnology?

selectively breeding dogs to create a new breed

A genome is

the complete sequence of an organism's DNA.

What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?

using biotechnology techniques

Which of these is an example of biotechnology?

using genetically modified bacteria to make human insulin