Q.1
Which application of biotechnology is of greatest economic benefit to North Carolina?
  • development of livestock that are more domesticated
  • development of livestock that produce higher quality meat
  • development of crops that can be grown in extremely dry environments
  • development of crops that can be grown in extremely low temperatures
Q.2
Which use of biotechnology most benefits North Carolina agriculture?
  • producing human vaccines
  • producing disease resistant crops
  • producing new medicines from bacteria
  • producing enzymes to eliminate pollutants
Q.3
Which would a person who pursues a career in bioinformatics study?
  • ways DNA stores information
  • ways of cross-breeding plants
  • ways of cross-breeding animals
  • ways of storing and retrieving biological data
Q.4
What applications can gel electrophoresis be used for?
  • Parental Testing
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Sequence Endangered Species DNA
  • All of the above
Q.5
Which is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology?
  • cost of the technology
  • advantage of the technology
  • public opinion of the technology
  • benefits of the technology outweighing the harm
Q.6
A genetically engineered organism that contains a new gene from a different organism is called?
  • Bacterial
  • Genetic
  • Transgenic
  • Multigenic
Q.7
Which would most likely result in the largest economic benefit to North Carolina?
  • North Carolina partnering with farmers for use of agricultural biotechnology
  • North Carolina being a lead consumer state in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • North Carolina making the world’s best-trained workforce for biomanufacturing
  • North Carolina making a long-standing commitment to biotechnology development
Q.8
The formic acid is used at the industry level for the
  • production of plastics
  • leather treatment
  • production of vinegar
  • production of cosmetics
Q.9
Init was proved that DNA carries the
  • hereditary information
  • genetics information
  • chromosomal information
  • RNA information
Q.10
The hormone created by genetic engineering which is effective for lung and brain cancer is known as
  • esomeprazole
  • atorvastatin
  • Thymosin
  • thyroxin
Q.11
Fermenter allow the production of material in
  • small amount
  • fixed amount
  • bulk amount
  • variable amount
Q.12
A device used to provide an optimum environment for the growth of
  • bacteria
  • aspergillus
  • micro-organisms
  • saccharomyces
Q.13
The applications of fermentation include
  • cereal products
  • dairy products
  • beverage products
  • all of above
Q.14
The scientist Louis Pasteur proposed that microbial activity is the cause of all fermentations in
  • 1869
  • 1857
  • 1862
  • 1867
Q.15
The process through which glucose molecules (C6H12Orelease energy is called
  • oxidation-reduction
  • nitrogen reduction
  • oxygen reduction
  • nitrogen oxidation
Q.16
The common example of a fermented dairy product is
  • bread and buns
  • cheese and yogurt
  • pickles
  • beer
Q.17
The organisms that have modified genetic set-up are classified as
  • bio enzymes
  • transgenic
  • genomes
  • microbes
Q.18
Lan Wilmut produced a sheep from the body of adult sheep that was named
  • dolly
  • Polly
  • genetic sheep
  • artificial sheep
Q.19
Which of the following microorganisms is used for the production of formic acid
  • aspergillus
  • saccharomyces
  • bacillus
  • archaea
Q.20
The addition, repair, and removal of genetic material is classified as
  • genetic engineering
  • bioengineering
  • genome engineering
  • transgenic engineering
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