BIOTECHNOLOGY 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔One of the biggest problems with using DNA forensic analyses to solve crimes is
_____ - ✔✔sample contamination
✔✔The best way to determine paternity is with____ - ✔✔Y-chromosome analysis
✔✔The frye standard is ______ - ✔✔using methods that are tested and have gained
general acceptance from the scientific community
✔✔The Daubert standard is ________ - ✔✔a method that requires pretrial hearings to
occur for scientific evidence
✔✔The Coppolino standard is____ - ✔✔a means to allow controversial new scientific
testing to be used in court if the foundation is solid
✔✔How many unique STR regions does the FBI use in forensic analysis? - ✔✔13
✔✔Which bacterium is capable of withstanding doses o radiation that are several times
higher than human cells can tolerate? - ✔✔Deinococcus radiodurans
✔✔Which is not an indigenous microbe used for bioremediation? - ✔✔Piscirikettsis
salmonis
✔✔Ananda Chakrabarty received the first US patent for a GM organism. this organism
was _______ - ✔✔Pseudomonas engineered to degrade petroleum
✔✔During which stage of wastewater treatment are methanogenic microbes most
important? - ✔✔sludge digestion
✔✔Anaerobic bacteria often play important roles in bioremediation. Which of the
following is Not an electron acceptor used by anaerobes during biodegradation
reactions? - ✔✔H2O
✔✔Bioaugmentation is a process that involves_____ - ✔✔adding microbes to a cleanup
site
✔✔Which bioremediation approach involves mixing contaminated soil with water,
carbon dioxide, and fertilizers in a bioreactor to stimulate biodegradtion? - ✔✔slurry-
phase bioremediation
, ✔✔Which bioremediation approach involves using plans to degrade pollutants? -
✔✔phytoremediation
✔✔During which stage of wastewater treatment is the primary effluent aerated to allow
for biodedegradation by aerobic microbes? - ✔✔secondary treatment
✔✔Which cleanup approach involves removing groundwater or soil from its natural
setting to allow for bioremediation? - ✔✔Ex situ bioremediation
✔✔The source of benzene as a chemical pollutant is _____ - ✔✔petroleum products
✔✔The source of polyvinylchloride as a chemical pollutant is ______ - ✔✔plastic
manufacturing
✔✔The source of dioxin as a chemical pollutant is _____ - ✔✔pulp and paper bleaching
✔✔The source of cyanide as a chemical pollutant is ______ - ✔✔mining processes
✔✔Compounds that cause cancer are called_______ - ✔✔carcinogens
✔✔Bioremediation often requires the gain or loss of electrons as a mechanism to assist
the process. loss of electrons is known as ______ - ✔✔oxidation
✔✔Bioremediation often requires the gain or loss of electrons as a mechanism to assist
the process. Ganin of electrons is known as ______ - ✔✔reduction
✔✔Aerobic degradation (pumping air or hydrogen peroxide into the contaminated site)
is also known as_____ - ✔✔bioventing
✔✔Which of the following is an example of solid phase bioremediation - ✔✔composting
✔✔Spreading contaminated soil on a pad so that water and other compounds can leak
out of the soil is known as ______ - ✔✔landfarming
✔✔Known for their great strength and adhesive properties, components of byssal fibers
produced by _____ are being studied for a variety of applications from medical sutures
to adhesives - ✔✔Mytilus edulis
✔✔Polyploid organsisms_____ - ✔✔have extra complete sets of chromosomes
✔✔The gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP), a commonly used reporter gene, was
cloned from______ - ✔✔Aequorea iictoria
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔One of the biggest problems with using DNA forensic analyses to solve crimes is
_____ - ✔✔sample contamination
✔✔The best way to determine paternity is with____ - ✔✔Y-chromosome analysis
✔✔The frye standard is ______ - ✔✔using methods that are tested and have gained
general acceptance from the scientific community
✔✔The Daubert standard is ________ - ✔✔a method that requires pretrial hearings to
occur for scientific evidence
✔✔The Coppolino standard is____ - ✔✔a means to allow controversial new scientific
testing to be used in court if the foundation is solid
✔✔How many unique STR regions does the FBI use in forensic analysis? - ✔✔13
✔✔Which bacterium is capable of withstanding doses o radiation that are several times
higher than human cells can tolerate? - ✔✔Deinococcus radiodurans
✔✔Which is not an indigenous microbe used for bioremediation? - ✔✔Piscirikettsis
salmonis
✔✔Ananda Chakrabarty received the first US patent for a GM organism. this organism
was _______ - ✔✔Pseudomonas engineered to degrade petroleum
✔✔During which stage of wastewater treatment are methanogenic microbes most
important? - ✔✔sludge digestion
✔✔Anaerobic bacteria often play important roles in bioremediation. Which of the
following is Not an electron acceptor used by anaerobes during biodegradation
reactions? - ✔✔H2O
✔✔Bioaugmentation is a process that involves_____ - ✔✔adding microbes to a cleanup
site
✔✔Which bioremediation approach involves mixing contaminated soil with water,
carbon dioxide, and fertilizers in a bioreactor to stimulate biodegradtion? - ✔✔slurry-
phase bioremediation
, ✔✔Which bioremediation approach involves using plans to degrade pollutants? -
✔✔phytoremediation
✔✔During which stage of wastewater treatment is the primary effluent aerated to allow
for biodedegradation by aerobic microbes? - ✔✔secondary treatment
✔✔Which cleanup approach involves removing groundwater or soil from its natural
setting to allow for bioremediation? - ✔✔Ex situ bioremediation
✔✔The source of benzene as a chemical pollutant is _____ - ✔✔petroleum products
✔✔The source of polyvinylchloride as a chemical pollutant is ______ - ✔✔plastic
manufacturing
✔✔The source of dioxin as a chemical pollutant is _____ - ✔✔pulp and paper bleaching
✔✔The source of cyanide as a chemical pollutant is ______ - ✔✔mining processes
✔✔Compounds that cause cancer are called_______ - ✔✔carcinogens
✔✔Bioremediation often requires the gain or loss of electrons as a mechanism to assist
the process. loss of electrons is known as ______ - ✔✔oxidation
✔✔Bioremediation often requires the gain or loss of electrons as a mechanism to assist
the process. Ganin of electrons is known as ______ - ✔✔reduction
✔✔Aerobic degradation (pumping air or hydrogen peroxide into the contaminated site)
is also known as_____ - ✔✔bioventing
✔✔Which of the following is an example of solid phase bioremediation - ✔✔composting
✔✔Spreading contaminated soil on a pad so that water and other compounds can leak
out of the soil is known as ______ - ✔✔landfarming
✔✔Known for their great strength and adhesive properties, components of byssal fibers
produced by _____ are being studied for a variety of applications from medical sutures
to adhesives - ✔✔Mytilus edulis
✔✔Polyploid organsisms_____ - ✔✔have extra complete sets of chromosomes
✔✔The gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP), a commonly used reporter gene, was
cloned from______ - ✔✔Aequorea iictoria
