Test Bank - Introduction to Biotechnology
(What's New in Biology) 4th Edition by
William Thieman & Michael Palladino
CHAPTER 1-13| VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
1. The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
2. An Introduction to Genes and Genomes
3. Recombinant DNA Technology and Genomics
4. Proteins as Products
5. Microbial Biotechnology
6. Plant Biotechnology
7. Animal Biotechnology
8. DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis
9. Bioremediation
10. Aquatic Biotechnology
11. Medical Biotechnology
12. Biotechnology Regulations
13. Ethics and Biotechnology
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
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E) erythropoietin <Accurate Answer> C
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,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 <Accurate 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 <Accurate Answer> B
4) Studying the entire complement of DNA in an organism's cells is known as .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> A
5) Combining DNA from different sources is an example of .
A) genomics
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B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
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, D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
<Accurate Answer> E
6) is customized medicine based on a person's genetics.
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Pharmacogenomics
E) Recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> D
7) involves farm-raising finfish, shellfish, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
A) Biopharming
B) Aquaculture
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Bioremediation
E) Transgenic technology <Accurate Answer> B
8) is the use of genes for treating human genetic disorders.
A) Genetics
B) Genomics
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Gene therapy
E) Recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> D
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(What's New in Biology) 4th Edition by
William Thieman & Michael Palladino
CHAPTER 1-13| VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
1. The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
2. An Introduction to Genes and Genomes
3. Recombinant DNA Technology and Genomics
4. Proteins as Products
5. Microbial Biotechnology
6. Plant Biotechnology
7. Animal Biotechnology
8. DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis
9. Bioremediation
10. Aquatic Biotechnology
11. Medical Biotechnology
12. Biotechnology Regulations
13. Ethics and Biotechnology
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
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E) erythropoietin <Accurate Answer> C
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,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 <Accurate 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 <Accurate Answer> B
4) Studying the entire complement of DNA in an organism's cells is known as .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> A
5) Combining DNA from different sources is an example of .
A) genomics
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B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
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, D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
<Accurate Answer> E
6) is customized medicine based on a person's genetics.
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Pharmacogenomics
E) Recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> D
7) involves farm-raising finfish, shellfish, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
A) Biopharming
B) Aquaculture
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Bioremediation
E) Transgenic technology <Accurate Answer> B
8) is the use of genes for treating human genetic disorders.
A) Genetics
B) Genomics
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Gene therapy
E) Recombinant DNA technology <Accurate Answer> D
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