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A medicine manufacturer wants to produce insulin using living systems. Which biotechnology approach directly supports this goal?
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A crop is engineered to resist a particular insect pest. Which outcome is a reasonable expected benefit?
- A
It may suffer less damage from the insect pests it is engineered to resist.
- B
It will necessarily be resistant to every insect pest.
- C
It will require no assessment of its traits or possible effects.
- D
It will always produce a higher yield in every environment.
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A diagnostic test is being designed to help identify a specific infection. Which approach is consistent with biotechnology applications in medicine?
- A
They detect all proteins in a sample without targeting particular molecules.
- B
They determine how a person's DNA was deposited at a particular location.
- C
They detect specific DNA or RNA sequences associated with an infection or genetic change.
- D
They introduce suitable microbes into contaminated soil.
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A forensic DNA profile matches a reference sample. Which conclusion should investigators avoid drawing from the match alone?
- A
A match is evaluated statistically and considered alongside other evidence.
- B
A match by itself establishes how and when the DNA was deposited.
- C
A profile can help compare evidence with a reference sample.
- D
A profile can help associate evidence from separate cases or identify unknown human remains.
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Which statements describe supported uses of industrial biotechnology? Select all that apply.
- A
Microorganisms can ferment raw materials to produce organic acids.
- B
Fermentation can only produce products intended for medical use.
- C
Microorganisms can ferment raw materials to produce alcohols.
- D
Enzymes can help convert plant material into biofuels.
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Which are supported uses of forensic DNA profiles? Select all that apply.
- A
Compare biological evidence with a reference sample.
- B
Associate evidence from separate cases.
- C
Determine exactly how or when DNA was deposited.
- D
Help identify unknown human remains.
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True or false: Gene therapy approaches require careful evaluation of safety and effectiveness.
- A
True
- B
False
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True or false
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True or false: Bioremediation works equally well for every contaminant and every contaminated site.
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True
- B
False
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Besides microbes, what biological catalysts can industrial biotechnology use to carry out manufacturing steps?
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A cleanup team supplies nutrients or oxygen to encourage microbes already present at a contaminated site. What is this strategy called?
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In , microorganisms convert raw materials into useful products such as organic acids and alcohols.
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When suitable microbes are introduced to help clean up a contaminated site, the strategy is called .
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Open ended
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Explain one potential advantage of using biological catalysts in manufacturing compared with some conventional chemical processes. Why does this advantage not guarantee that the overall process is environmentally or economically better?
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A manufacturer uses microorganisms to convert a raw material into an organic acid. Which biotechnology application best describes this process?
- A
Microorganisms convert raw materials into useful products such as alcohols or organic acids.
- B
Microorganisms identify DNA sequences in a patient's sample.
- C
Microorganisms introduce genetic material into a patient's cells.
- D
Microorganisms compare a forensic sample with a reference DNA profile.
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A crop is engineered to resist a particular insect pest. Which outcome is supported by this trait?
- A
The crop may suffer less damage from the insect pests it is designed to resist.
- B
The crop is guaranteed to resist all pests and diseases.
- C
The crop will no longer need assessment for health or environmental effects.
- D
The crop will necessarily have improved nutritional qualities.
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A clinic wants to test a sample for a particular infection by detecting a sequence specific to the pathogen. Which biotechnology application fits this goal?
- A
They make therapeutic proteins by changing a patient's DNA.
- B
They compare the environmental effects of crop varieties.
- C
They detect specific DNA or RNA sequences that can help identify an infection.
- D
They determine when biological evidence was deposited.
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True or false
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Industrial biotechnology may use enzymes that work selectively under relatively mild conditions, but this alone does not guarantee that the overall process has environmental or economic benefits.
- A
True
- B
False
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What technology enables microorganisms or cultured cells to produce therapeutic proteins such as insulin?
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A research team is considering a gene therapy that alters DNA in a patient's cells. What is an essential responsibility before relying on this approach?
- A
Assume the therapy is effective if it changes DNA in the intended cells.
- B
Carefully evaluate the therapy's safety and effectiveness.
- C
Use the therapy only to detect sequences in a diagnostic sample.
- D
Treat a DNA match as proof of how a biological sample was deposited.
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What is the process called when nutrients or oxygen are supplied to encourage the activity of contaminant-degrading microbes already present at a site?