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Chapter 12: Green Biotechnology Flashcards

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What is the term for plants with genes inserted into them?

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Transgenic

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What type of biotechnology involves pesticide/herbicide production and synthetic fertilizers?

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Green Biotechnology

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What is an example of a transgenic plant?

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FlavrSavr GMO tomato

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What is a type of bacteria that is used as nature’s genetic engineer?

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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What bacteria cause crown gall on plants via a tumor causing plasmid?

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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What can the Agrobacterium tumefaciens tumor causing plasmid be utilized for?

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Gene insertion

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What bacteria represents a cross-kingdom transfer of DNA (bacteria to plants)?

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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What is the first step of production of transgenic plants?

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Plant discs incubated with Agrobacterium

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What forms from transformed plant cells in the production of transgenic plants?

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Calli

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What develops after a calli in the production of transgenic plants?

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Shoots

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What are some types of plants that cannot be modified by growing with Agrobacterium?

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Wheat, Barley, Rice

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What is an alternative method in the production of transgenic plants?

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Biolistics

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What is performed before biolistic transfection?

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Protoplast formation

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What term describes when metal fragments with DNA coating are fired into plant cells?

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Biolistics

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What is an example of a transgenic plant with herbicide resistance?

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Roundup Ready

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What enzyme is involved in the efficiency of Roundup Ready?

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EPSP

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What enzyme allows amino acid synthesis in the presence of Roundup?

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EPSP

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What method was used for engineering Roundup Ready plants?

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Biolistics

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What is an example of insect resistant transgenic plants?

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Bt toxin

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What is a worry of insect resistance in plants?

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Insect resistance

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