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Test Description: Biotech review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT a strategy for increasing crop yields?
A
decreasing weeds
B
decreasing number of crop plants
C
decreasing pests
D
increasing the growth rate of the crop plant
2) What would be the result of removing all bacteria from the intestine of a human?
A
decreased vitamin a absorption
B
increased disease resistance
C
more digestive problems
D
improved digestion
3) Which of the following is NOT a criticism of transgenic crops?
A
They do not grow as large or produce as much
B
They can cross pollinate with wild plants
C
They can cause allergies in humans
D
They can cause unknown diseases in humans
4) A student wants to be a bioengineer. Which of the following fields would not be a proper field of study for him to choose in college?
A
biochemistry
B
microbiology
C
pharmacology
D
social studies
5) Golden rice is a bioengineered form of rice that has a high vitamin a content. What is golden rice attempting to do?
A
create rice that contains more nutrients
B
grow rice in salty soil
C
create better looking rice
D
grow rice under drought conditions
6) Which of the these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?
A
astronomoy
B
agriculture research
C
electrical engineering
D
geology
7) Which is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?
A
by reducing the need for countries to import food
B
by producing crops that are virus resistant
C
by making robots to replace large farm machines
D
by increasing the use of wind farms that produce electricity
8) What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
A
using biotechnology techniques
B
allowing them to reproduce freely
C
growing them on selected plants
D
changing their food source
9) How are viruses used in medical biotechnology?
A
cloning
B
curing diseases
C
gene therapy
D
DNA sequencing
10) Which agriculture problem is biotechnology attempting to solve?
A
cleaning environmental toxins with microbes
B
generating genetically identical offspring
C
curing human diseases
D
lessening effects of environmental stressors on plants
11) What is one benefit of genetically engineered plants?
A
They are renewable resources
B
They allow crops to be grown in many different climates
C
They cause allergies
D
They use chemicals that harm the Earth
12) Which of the following is a way forensic scientists used biotechnology?
A
collecting bullet casings (shells)
B
Collecting soil samples at the crime scene
C
DNA fingerprinting
D
using height and weight of suspects to identify the criminal
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