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Introduction to Biotechnology 4th
Edition by William Thieman &
Michael Palladino
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,Introduction to Biotechnology, 4e (Thieman)
Chapter 1 The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce
1) Scientists at the biotechnology company Genentech created the first recombinant DNA
product for use in humans. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1982, this product
was .
A) a gene chip
B) chymosin
C) insulin
D) human growth hormone
E) erythropoietin
Answer: C
2) Which area of biotechnology primarily involves using living organisms to process, degrade,
and clean up environmental pollution?
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Marine biotechnology
E) Agricultural biotechnology
Answer: C
3) The use of computer hardware and software to analyze biological data, such as DNA sequence
comparison data, is known as .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: B
, A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: A
5) Combining DNA from different sources is an example of .
A) genomics
B) bioinformatics
C) bioremediation
D) nanotechnology
E) recombinant DNA technology
Answer: E
6) is customized medicine based on a person's genetics.
A) Genomics
B) Bioinformatics
C) Bioremediation
D) Pharmacogenomics
E) Recombinant DNA technology
Answer: D
7) involves farm-raising finfish, shellfish, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
A) Biopharming
B) Aquaculture
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Bioremediation
E) Transgenic technology
Answer: B
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