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Test bank Introduction to Biotechnology,
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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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
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Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
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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
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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 .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
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C) bioremediation
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D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology Answer: A
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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.