Biotechnology

Question 1

What are transgenic crops?

Answer 1

the placement of genes into plants to give the crop a benifited trait.

Question 2

What are the benefits of Biotechnology?

Answer 2

Improved yield from crops, reduced vulnerability of crops to environmental stresses, increased nutritional qualities of food crops, improved taste, texture or appearance of food, reduced dependence on fertilizers and pesticides, Production of vaccines

Question 3

What does improved yield from crops mean?

Answer 3

one or two genes may be transferred into a crop to give a new trait. This is done by increasing its yield.

Question 4

Are crops dependent on environmental conditions? What can Biotechnology do to make the crops withstand the biotic and abiotic stresses? What are the Biotechnologists and plant geneticists doing to study plants that can cope with its extreme conditions?

Answer 4

Yes, Biotech can allow the development of crops containing genes that will enable them to withstand the abiotic and biotic stresses. They are trying to isolate and identify the genes that control these beneficial traits.

Question 5

increased nutritional qualities of food crops

Answer 5

scientists are working on modifying proteins in foods to increase their nutritional qualities.

Question 6

improved taste, texture or appearance of food.

Answer 6

Modern Biotechnology can be used to slow down the spoilage so that fruit can ripen longer on the plant and then be transported to the consumer with a still reasonable shelf life.

Question 7

What is the first genetically modified food product?

Answer 7

Tomato was transformed to delay its ripening

Question 8

reduced dependence on fertilizers and pesticides

Answer 8

Many of the current commercial applications of modern biotechnology in agriculture are focused to reducing the dependence of farmers on the use of chemicals and fertilizers.

Question 9

Production of vaccines

Answer 9

banana trees and tomato plants have been genetically engineered to produce vaccines in their fruit.

Question 10

transgenic plants could be grown ____ and ____

Answer 10

locally and cheaply.

Question 11

What is Environmental biotechnology?

Answer 11

Is the application of biotechnology for solving environmental problems.

Question 12

It is the best way to __ pollutants and __ it with harmless substances.

Answer 12

purify, recycle

Question 13

Biotechnology has a great impact on ____ and ____

Answer 13

environmental development and damage healing

Question 14

What are the applications of Environmental Biotechnology?

Answer 14

Bioremediation, Bio reclamation, Bio treatment, Bio restoration.

Question 15

What is Bioremediation?

Answer 15

Is a branch of Biotechnology that employs the use of living organisms in the removal of contaminants, pollutants, and toxins from soil, water, and other environments.

Question 16

What is Bio reclamation?

Answer 16

The combined process of land treatment that minimizes water degradation, air pollution, damage to aquatic or wildlife habitat, flooding, erosion, and other adverse effects from surface mining operations.

Question 17

What is Bio treatment?

Answer 17

treatment of waste material by biological processes as a means of removing pollutants and toxic substances.

Question 18

What is Bio restoration?

Answer 18

The process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed.

Question 19

About health in Biotechnology. A lot of research in Biotechnology are focused on?

Answer 19

Field of genetics, DNA fingerprinting, Recombinant DNA (rDNA) analysis, and other related areas are addressed to unlock the mysteries of life and to improve quality of life and improve the standard of living.

Question 20

Sequencing the human genome has led to?

Answer 20

A better understanding of how to detect and treat various diseases.

Question 21

It has a direct impact on the daily lives of people around the world.

Answer 21

Health Biotechnology.

Question 22

Biotechnology plays an important role as a?

Answer 22

Preventive health system.

Question 23

Biotechnology can improve health through what?

Answer 23

The use and understanding of the genetic code to fight against the disease.

Question 24

What is Pharmacogenomics?

Answer 24

Is the study of how the genetic inheritance of an individual affects his/her body’s response to drugs. The vision of Pharmacogenomics is to be able to design and produce drugs that are adapted to each person’s genetic makeup.

Question 25

What are the benefits of Pharmacogenomics?

Answer 25

Development of tailor-made medicines, More accurate methods of determining appropriate drug dosages, Improvements in drug discovery and approval process, and Better vaccines.