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Chapter 15 Biotechnology
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What does polyploidy mean in plants?
Having one set of chromosomes
Losing chromosomes
Having many sets of chromosomes
Shrinking due to genetic changes
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(Practice) Who is the best teacher?
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What is HGH (human growth hormone) used for?
To treat pituitary dwarfism
To create stronger muscles in newborns
To help plants grow larger
To modify genetic traits in animals
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What is a clone?
An organism with half the DNA of its parent
An organism that is an exact genetic copy of another
An organism created by selective breeding
An organism that mutates on its own
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What is gene therapy?
A process to stop mutations from occurring
A treatment that changes a gene to fix a disorder
A method to add extra genes to an organism
A way to remove harmful genes permanently
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What is a transgenic animal?
An animal that has been selectively bred
An animal cloned from another animal
An animal that does not produce offspring
An animal that has genes from another species
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What is recombinant DNA?
DNA that has been broken down and repaired
DNA that has been completely removed
DNA taken from one organism and inserted into another
DNA that has been rearranged within the same organism
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What is biotechnology?
The process of making new species
The cloning of animals
The study of plant biology
The application of technology to living organisms
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What does "transgenic" mean?
A hybrid species created in a lab
An organism containing genes from another species
An organism that has extra chromosomes
An organism that cannot reproduce
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What is the main ethical question in biotechnology?
Is biotechnology faster than natural evolution?
How much money should be spent on research?
Is it right or wrong to modify organisms?
Should scientists study DNA?
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What is CRISPR used for?
Mixing DNA between different species
Making cells grow faster
Cloning entire organisms
Cutting and pasting genetic information
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What is selective breeding?
Modifying genes in a laboratory
Allowing only organisms with desired traits to reproduce
Using technology to alter DNA
Creating new species from scratch
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What are GM crops?
Crops modified to have better traits
Crops that cannot be eaten
Crops grown without any genetic changes
Crops only grown in laboratories
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What is genetic privacy?
A rule that only doctors can analyze DNA
The right to keep DNA information confidential
A way to prevent genetic mutations
The ability to choose your genetic traits
