Agricultural Biotechnology Certification – Exam-
Focused Study Guide
Arapidopsis - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What species is used to create cold
tolerance?
Esk1 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What protein does Arabisposis produce for
cold tolerance?
Help withstand freezing temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What
does esk1 do?
Triticum monococcum - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is used to
make salt tolerance?
Wheat - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is Triticum monococcum
related to?
Nax1 and Nax2 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What genes are used to create
salt tolerance?
Na exclusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What does Nax stand for?
Excludes salt from leaves and roots of plant - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅What does Nax do?
,E. Coli - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is used to create drought
tolerance?
Trehalose - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What sugar does E. coli produce to
make drought tolerance?
High water retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What does trehalose do?
A time in the 1970s that brought a significant increase in agricultural
production - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is the Green Revolution?
high yield variety of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management
techniques - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What caused the Green Revolution?
800 million - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅How many people aren't receiving
adequate nutrition worldwide?
-hunger
-cell replacement (mitosis)
-development and maintenance of immune system (immunity)
-generation of energy (ATP) - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What do dietary
deficiencies affect?
Vitamin d deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes rickets?
Softening and bending of bones - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is rickets?
, vitamin c deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes scurvy?
Lowered disease resistance - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is scurvy?
Lack of iodine - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes goiters?
Swollen thyroid gland - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is goiters?
Protein starvation - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What cause kwashiorkor?
Bloated belly - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is kwashiorkor?
Vitamin A deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes blindness?
Iron deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes anemia?
Fatigue due to weakened oxygen supply - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is
anemia?
Phytic acid - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Substance that inhibits the
absorption of iron
Rice - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What plant is high in phytic acid?
500,000 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅How many children will become blind
from vitamin a deficiency?
Focused Study Guide
Arapidopsis - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What species is used to create cold
tolerance?
Esk1 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What protein does Arabisposis produce for
cold tolerance?
Help withstand freezing temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What
does esk1 do?
Triticum monococcum - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is used to
make salt tolerance?
Wheat - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is Triticum monococcum
related to?
Nax1 and Nax2 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What genes are used to create
salt tolerance?
Na exclusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What does Nax stand for?
Excludes salt from leaves and roots of plant - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅What does Nax do?
,E. Coli - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What organism is used to create drought
tolerance?
Trehalose - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What sugar does E. coli produce to
make drought tolerance?
High water retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What does trehalose do?
A time in the 1970s that brought a significant increase in agricultural
production - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is the Green Revolution?
high yield variety of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management
techniques - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What caused the Green Revolution?
800 million - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅How many people aren't receiving
adequate nutrition worldwide?
-hunger
-cell replacement (mitosis)
-development and maintenance of immune system (immunity)
-generation of energy (ATP) - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What do dietary
deficiencies affect?
Vitamin d deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes rickets?
Softening and bending of bones - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is rickets?
, vitamin c deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes scurvy?
Lowered disease resistance - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is scurvy?
Lack of iodine - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes goiters?
Swollen thyroid gland - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is goiters?
Protein starvation - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What cause kwashiorkor?
Bloated belly - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is kwashiorkor?
Vitamin A deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes blindness?
Iron deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What causes anemia?
Fatigue due to weakened oxygen supply - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What is
anemia?
Phytic acid - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Substance that inhibits the
absorption of iron
Rice - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅What plant is high in phytic acid?
500,000 - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅How many children will become blind
from vitamin a deficiency?
