Biology - Biotechnology

Question 1

What is Biotechnology?

Answer 1

When we use organisms to make or perform tasks for us.

Question 2

3 main types of microbes?

Answer 2

Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses

Question 3

What is a type of Fungi?

Answer 3

Yeast

Question 4

What are the different shapes of bacteria?

Answer 4

Baccilli - Rectangle
Spirilla - Wavy Line
Cocci - Circle

Question 5

What are useful microbes and what do they do?

Answer 5

Yeast - Bread and Alcohol

Bacteria - Yoghurt and Cheese

Question 6

What are harmful microbes and what do they do?

Answer 6

Bacteria - TB, Salmonella and whopping cough
Fungi- Athletes foot and Thrush
Viruses - Flu, cold and mumps

Question 7

How can you spread microbes?

Answer 7

Air, animals, food, sneeze, cough and water

Question 8

What do anti-biotics treat and what does it do?

Answer 8

Bacteria and not viruses. It harms and stops the bacteria from reproducing

Question 9

What is the aseptic technique?

Answer 9

Practice and procedures to protect contamination from pathogens