Test 1

Question 0

biofuel

Answer 0

fuel produced from renewable biological sources

Question 1

in vitro

Answer 1

“within the glass”

outside of an organism

Question 2

bioinformatics

Answer 2

application of information technology to biological research

Question 3

bioremediation

Answer 3

use of microorganisms for the removal of pollutants

Question 4

biosensors

Answer 4

device that uses biological materials to monitor the presence of chemicals in a sample or environment

Question 5

biotechnology

Answer 5

any technological application that uses biological system, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use

Question 6

cell culture

Answer 6

process of growing cells under controlled conditions

Question 7

clinical trials

Answer 7

regulated series of tests of pharmaceutical drugs in humans to evaluate safety and effectiveness

Question 8

DNA profiling

Answer 8

comparisons of individuals using differences in DNA sequences; ofteb used in criminal investigations

Question 9

drug development

Answer 9

process by which pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries test and develop candidate molecules to generate new drugs

Question 10

drug discovery

Answer 10

process by which pharmaceutical and biotech industries identify candidate molecules that have potential for becoming new drugs

Question 11

genetic engineering

Answer 11

manipulation of DNA of an organism; addition of new DNA sequences or deletion of endogenous DNA sequences

Question 12

Genetically modified crops

Answer 12

organism whose genome has been altered in a way that doesn’t occur in nature

Question 13

Genomics

Answer 13

study of the genomes of organisms

Question 14

Good laboratory practice (GLP)

Answer 14

quality system concerned with the organizational process and conditions under which non-clinical health and environmental safety studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, archived, and reported

Question 15

Good manufacturing practice (GMP)

Answer 15

quality system for ensuring the quality and safety of manufactured products used in health care, such as therapeutic drugs and diagnostic and medical devices

Question 16

High-throughput

Answer 16

17 High-throughput capable of processing or assaying a large number of compounds, substances, genes, or organisms

Question 17

Metabolomics

Answer 17

18 Metabolomics systematic study of the collection of all metabolites or metabolic processes in a biological cell, tissue, organ, or organism.

Question 18

Microarrays

Answer 18

Microarrays solid support, such as a microscope slide or chop, that hosts an array of microscopic spots of material to be assayed, including DNA, proteins, and antibodies. Microarrays are used in high-throughout assays to identify molecules that bind to the spotted material

Question 19

Microorganisms

Answer 19

small (microscopic) organism

Question 20

Nanoparticles

Answer 20

21 Nanoparticles particles that at 1-100 nanometers in size