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Introduction to Biotechnology 4th
Edition by William Thieman &
Michael Palladino
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce 1
Chapter 2 An Introduction to Genes and Genomes 6
Chapter 3 Recombinant DNA Technology and Genomics 15
Chapter 4 Proteins as Products 26
Chapter 5 Microbial Biotechnology 33
Chapter 6 Plant Biotechnology 42
Chapter 7 Animal Biotechnology 47
Chapter 8 DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis 53
Chapter 9 Bioremediation 59
Chapter 10 Aquatic Biotechnology 65
Chapter 11 Medical Biotechnology 71
Chapter 12 Biotechnology Regulations 80
Chapter 13 Ethics and Biotechnology 86
,Introduction to Biotechnology, 4e (Thieman)
Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
1) Scientists at the biotechnology company Genentech created the first recombinant DNA
product for use in humans. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1982, this product
was .
A) a gene chip
B) chymosin
C) insulin
D) human growth hormone
E) erythropoietin
Answer: C
2) Which area of biotechnology primarily involves using living organisms to process, degrade,
and clean up environmental pollution?
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Marine biotechnology
E) Agricultural biotechnology
Answer: C
3) The use of computer hardware and software to analyze biological data, such as DNA sequence
comparison data, is known as .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: B
4) Studying the entire complement of DNA in an organism's cells is known as .
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, A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: A
5) Combining DNA from different sources is an example of .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: E
6) is customized medicine based on a person's genetics.
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Pharmacogenomics
E) Recombinant DNA technology
Answer: D
7) involves farm-raising finfish, shellfish, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
A) Biopharming
B) Aquaculture
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Bioremediation
E) Transgenic technology
Answer: B
8) is the use of genes for treating human genetic disorders.
A) Genetics
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Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
Introduction to Biotechnology 4th
Edition by William Thieman &
Michael Palladino
TEST BANK
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce 1
Chapter 2 An Introduction to Genes and Genomes 6
Chapter 3 Recombinant DNA Technology and Genomics 15
Chapter 4 Proteins as Products 26
Chapter 5 Microbial Biotechnology 33
Chapter 6 Plant Biotechnology 42
Chapter 7 Animal Biotechnology 47
Chapter 8 DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis 53
Chapter 9 Bioremediation 59
Chapter 10 Aquatic Biotechnology 65
Chapter 11 Medical Biotechnology 71
Chapter 12 Biotechnology Regulations 80
Chapter 13 Ethics and Biotechnology 86
,Introduction to Biotechnology, 4e (Thieman)
Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
1) Scientists at the biotechnology company Genentech created the first recombinant DNA
product for use in humans. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1982, this product
was .
A) a gene chip
B) chymosin
C) insulin
D) human growth hormone
E) erythropoietin
Answer: C
2) Which area of biotechnology primarily involves using living organisms to process, degrade,
and clean up environmental pollution?
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Marine biotechnology
E) Agricultural biotechnology
Answer: C
3) The use of computer hardware and software to analyze biological data, such as DNA sequence
comparison data, is known as .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: B
4) Studying the entire complement of DNA in an organism's cells is known as .
1
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, A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: A
5) Combining DNA from different sources is an example of .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: E
6) is customized medicine based on a person's genetics.
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Pharmacogenomics
E) Recombinant DNA technology
Answer: D
7) involves farm-raising finfish, shellfish, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
A) Biopharming
B) Aquaculture
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Bioremediation
E) Transgenic technology
Answer: B
8) is the use of genes for treating human genetic disorders.
A) Genetics
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