BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Farmers use insecticides and fertilizers on their fruit and vegetable crops. Which
best describes the effect of these chemicals? - ✔✔The crops yield more fruits and
vegetables.
✔✔Tomatoes are genetically modified to have a longer shelf life, slowing the ripening
and softening of the tomato. Which best describes a concern people have with eating
genetically-modified tomatoes? - ✔✔The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could
change the DNA of the person eating the tomato.
✔✔Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina
farmers? - ✔✔Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and
insect resistant, increasing farmers' profits.
✔✔Which is a positive result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture? - ✔✔increased
yield
✔✔Which is a benefit of genetically modified foods? - ✔✔The cost of food will decrease,
and the quality of food will increase.
✔✔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 use of biotechnology most benefits North Carolina agriculture? -
✔✔producing disease-resistant crops
✔✔Which is the most likely result of having a large number of biotechnology companies
located in North Carolina? - ✔✔improvement in crop yields
✔✔Which are most closely related to biotechnology? - ✔✔medicine and agriculture
✔✔Which improvement to agriculture is most likely a result of biotechnology? -
✔✔increased productivity
✔✔Which would be reduced as a result of the development of pest-resistant crops? -
✔✔use of chemical insecticides
✔✔Which project is most likely to be worked on by a biotechnician? - ✔✔developing
plants with resistance to high temperatures
✔✔Which person would benefit most from biotechnology? - ✔✔a farmer
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Farmers use insecticides and fertilizers on their fruit and vegetable crops. Which
best describes the effect of these chemicals? - ✔✔The crops yield more fruits and
vegetables.
✔✔Tomatoes are genetically modified to have a longer shelf life, slowing the ripening
and softening of the tomato. Which best describes a concern people have with eating
genetically-modified tomatoes? - ✔✔The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could
change the DNA of the person eating the tomato.
✔✔Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina
farmers? - ✔✔Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and
insect resistant, increasing farmers' profits.
✔✔Which is a positive result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture? - ✔✔increased
yield
✔✔Which is a benefit of genetically modified foods? - ✔✔The cost of food will decrease,
and the quality of food will increase.
✔✔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 use of biotechnology most benefits North Carolina agriculture? -
✔✔producing disease-resistant crops
✔✔Which is the most likely result of having a large number of biotechnology companies
located in North Carolina? - ✔✔improvement in crop yields
✔✔Which are most closely related to biotechnology? - ✔✔medicine and agriculture
✔✔Which improvement to agriculture is most likely a result of biotechnology? -
✔✔increased productivity
✔✔Which would be reduced as a result of the development of pest-resistant crops? -
✔✔use of chemical insecticides
✔✔Which project is most likely to be worked on by a biotechnician? - ✔✔developing
plants with resistance to high temperatures
✔✔Which person would benefit most from biotechnology? - ✔✔a farmer
