16.1 Changing the Living World

Question 1

What is Selective Breeding?

Answer 1

allowing only those animals with wanted characteristics to produce next generation

Question 2

What is Biotechnology?

Answer 2

the application of a technological process, invention, or method to living organisms

Question 3

What is Hybridization?

Answer 3

the crossing of dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organisms

Question 4

What is inbreeding?

Answer 4

maintaining the breed

Question 5

What is selective breeding used for?

Answer 5

it’s used to take advantage of natural characteristics and give them to the next generation

Question 6

How do people increase genetic variation?

Answer 6

by using mutations

Question 7

How do breeders increase mutation rates?

Answer 7

by using radiation or chemicals

Question 8

What’s an example of a bacterial mutation?

Answer 8

oil digesting bacteria to clean large oil spills

Question 9

What are Polyploid Plants?

Answer 9

Plants that have many sets of chromosomes

Question 10

T or F: Polyploidy is usually fatal in animals

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T or F: Banana is a polyploidy plant

Answer 11

True