BIOL301-BIOTECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
What is technololy essential for in science?
sample colection and treatment, measurement, data colection and storage,
computation, and communication of information.
What is biotechnology?
the use of living organisms to solve problems and make useful products ; resources
developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology? New biotechnology?
Traditional
• Using yeast to make
• Selective breeding with crops and animals
New
• Mutating a crop to become pest
• Choosing which egg to impregnate
What is the health care industry using biotech for?
better ways to to develop diagnose, treat, and prevent disease
, What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools
1. working with cells
2. working with proteins
3. working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology?
Where living cells and their molecules can help us develop new methods to :
• clean up our environment
• detect environmental contamination
• reduce our dependence on petroleum
What 4 fields has biotechnology given us an advantage in?
medicine, agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes made from?
bacteria
What is bioremediation?
removing pollution from soil and water ; using living things to help fix an
environmental problem
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
What is technololy essential for in science?
sample colection and treatment, measurement, data colection and storage,
computation, and communication of information.
What is biotechnology?
the use of living organisms to solve problems and make useful products ; resources
developed
What are 2 examples of traditional biotechnology? New biotechnology?
Traditional
• Using yeast to make
• Selective breeding with crops and animals
New
• Mutating a crop to become pest
• Choosing which egg to impregnate
What is the health care industry using biotech for?
better ways to to develop diagnose, treat, and prevent disease
, What are the three kinds of biotechnology tools
1. working with cells
2. working with proteins
3. working with genes
What is the "third wave" of biotechnology?
Where living cells and their molecules can help us develop new methods to :
• clean up our environment
• detect environmental contamination
• reduce our dependence on petroleum
What 4 fields has biotechnology given us an advantage in?
medicine, agriculture, genetics, and food science
What is human insulin for the treatment of diabetes made from?
bacteria
What is bioremediation?
removing pollution from soil and water ; using living things to help fix an
environmental problem
