Biotechnology Test Flashcards
What is a possible drawback to using chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides that increase crop yields?
Runoff could pollute nearby water sources
What is being used to produce a vaccine for the H1N1 virus?
Tobacco Leaves
If a new technology makes food easier to produce, what is likely to happen to the price of food?
It will lower
What are some goals of agricultural engineering?
To make more and better crops using less water and less land.
If all farmers use the same variety of crop, what outcome can be expected?
Genetic diversity is lessened.
How is food made available all year long?
What techniques are used to make it last?
Vacuum seal, freezing, irradiation
Traditional Biotechnology is…..
The use of living organisms to solve problems and make useful productis
What careers might someone who likes biotechnology pursue?
Botanist, biotech engineer, agricultural engineer, meat processor
What is irradiating foods?
Radiating foods to kill bacteria.
What is agricultural engineering?
Making adjustments to farming practices using different crop varieties to produce more food with less land and less water.
What are the 3 basic kinds of biotechnology tools?
Working with cells, proteins, and genes.
The healthcare industry is developing better ways to
Diagnose, prevent, and treat disease.
What field of science dealing with the microbial world has given us many advances in medicine, agriculture, genetics, and food science.?
Biotechnology
What crisis did farmers face in the 1990’s.
Why was this such an economic difficulty for NC?
Insect infestation and rampant wheat growth wiped out cotton fields.
In the 1990’s NC was a huge textile manufacturer. Without cotton, these products couldn’t be made. Livestock feed was low too.
What’s the relationship between fluctuations in population size and food supply?
Cities and populations are only possible when agriculture is able to provide large crop yield. The amount of food can limit the growth of the human population.
