Quiz #1 Flashcards
What are the four major domains of Biotechnology?
- Industrial and Emvironmental Biotechnology
- Medical/ Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Diagnostic Research Biotechnology
What is the abbreviation SLOP for?
Standard Laboratory Operating Procedure
- set up and maintain a legal scientific notebook
- understand safety concerns, precautions, equipment, and rules
- set up experiments, document conditions, analyze data, and report results
Two reasons to maintain a SLNB
- It’s the historical record of all work
- It may be required in court cases
How do you fix incorrect entries in the SLNB?
You strike through with a single line and initial and date the incorrect now striked-through phrase.
How are pages in SLNB signed and witnessed?
They are signed at the bottom of the page in the top left box, by the person who conducted the experiment, and they date it in the box next to it. The witness signs the box beneath the signature of the experiment conductee, they also date it.
What does REE mean?
Results with Evidence and Explanation
What does PE mean?
Possible Errors
What does PA mean?
Practical Applications
Biotechnology dates back as far as __________
6000 B.C.
Why do biotech companies usually specialize in groups of similar products?
- the manufacturing processes are similar
- same equipment is used
- same reagents (chemicals used in the experiment)
- it’s more economical
- saves time in research and development
What are the steps of the Product Pipeline?
First the product had to go through the research process:
- can enough be produced?
- is it safe?
- is it stable?
- do characteristics indicate efficacy?
- can the company make a profit?
Then the the product has to go through the development stages:
- small scale testing
- large scale testing
- clinical trials ( esp if a pharmaceutical)
- trials observed by the FDA
- production regulated by the EPA and the USDA.
Difference between small and large scale testing?
Small scale testing is lab work, and large scale testing is used on living organisms depending on what field of biotechnology the trial is in.
Describe clinical trials.
Clinical trials are research trials that are with participants or groups of participants, that are used for medical or other purposes.
List three government agencies the monitor trials and production of biotech products (acronym and full name)
FDA- Food and Drug Administration
EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
USDA- United States Department of Agriculture
A _________ pipette is used to deliver a single specific volume of liquid.
Volumetric Pipettes
A ____________ pipette is calibrated into small divisions so that varying amounts of liquid can be measured.
Serological
Which type of pipette is more accurate?
Serological
What does TD mean?
to deliver
What does TC mean?
To contain
Which pipette is blown out?
The serological pipette
Describe how to read the meniscus.
Get eye level with the top of the water, look at the bottom of the curve on the top of the water.
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Recombinant DNA
Re combined DNA. They take part of the DNA out, and combine it with another piece of DNA and then put it back in the original organism.
Variable in an experiment
This is the part of an experiment that is changed.
Control of an experiment
This is the part of the experiment that never changes.
Defined as any technique that uses - ________________ or their products to make or modify a product, to improve ___________, or to develop _________ for specific uses.
Blank 1- living organisms
Blank 2- plants or animals
Blank 3- microorganisms
