Week 11: Vocab

Question 1

Bioleaching

Answer 1

The action of bacteria that have been genetically engineered to produce enzymes that dissolve metals from their ores (makes metal easier to extract)

Question 2

Chlorophyll

Answer 2

A green pigment used by plants in photosynthesis

Question 3

Fruits

Answer 3

Any structure that develops from the plant’s ovary

Question 4

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Answer 4

The transference of genes between individuals of the same generation
The transference of genes between individuals between individuals of different species
*used by genetic engineering

Question 5

Vertical Gene Transfer

Answer 5

The transference of genes from parents to offspring

Question 6

Bioremediation

Answer 6

The biological cleanup of pollution and contamination

Question 7

Cloning

Answer 7

The process of isolating and copying a gene

Question 8

GMO

Answer 8

An organism whose genetic material has been altered

Question 9

Light Reaction

Answer 9

The first stage in photosynthesis in which solar energy is captured

Question 10

Calvin cycle

Answer 10

The second stage of photosynthesis in which the solar energy captured from light reactions is used to make sugar

Question 11

Photosynthesis

Answer 11

The process plants use to capture solar energy and use it to make sugar

Question 12

Genetic Engineering

Answer 12

The process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another species

Question 13

Seeds

Answer 13

A plant embryo surrounded by a protective coating