Test Bank - Introduction To
Biotechnology, 4th Edition
(Thieman, Chapter 1-13 | All
Chapters
,Table Of Contents
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
E) Erythropoiet
in 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 .
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
B) Genomics
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Gene therapy
E) Recombinant dna
technology Answer: d
9) Selective breeding involves .
A) Genetic engineering of animals and plants to improve growth characteristics
B) Mating organisms with desirable characteristics
C) The use of fermentation to produce biotechnology products
D) Combining sperm and egg cells from different species to produce hybrid organisms
E) None of these
choices Answer: b
10) Is the use of living organisms or their products to clean up the
environment, improve human health, and provide more nutritious and disease-free
food.
A) Bioremediation
B) Biotechnology
C) Genetic engineering
D) Biodegradation
E) Bioprocessin
g Answer: b
Biotechnology, 4th Edition
(Thieman, Chapter 1-13 | All
Chapters
,Table Of Contents
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
E) Erythropoiet
in 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 .
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
B) Genomics
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Gene therapy
E) Recombinant dna
technology Answer: d
9) Selective breeding involves .
A) Genetic engineering of animals and plants to improve growth characteristics
B) Mating organisms with desirable characteristics
C) The use of fermentation to produce biotechnology products
D) Combining sperm and egg cells from different species to produce hybrid organisms
E) None of these
choices Answer: b
10) Is the use of living organisms or their products to clean up the
environment, improve human health, and provide more nutritious and disease-free
food.
A) Bioremediation
B) Biotechnology
C) Genetic engineering
D) Biodegradation
E) Bioprocessin
g Answer: b
