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BTEC Exam 1 With 100% Correct AndVerified Answers
What is the best definition of biotechnology? - Correct Answer-Ppt. 1 S. 2
The use of technology to improve living organisms and/or their processes
for the benefit of man.
What was the main concern with the engineering of Bt toxin gene in crop
plants? - Correct Answer-The Bt toxin may kill beneficial insects
"Vaccines against many diseases have been successfully produced in
plants. Hepatitis B vaccine, to protect against hepatitis B virus, has been
successfully produced in banana. What disorder does the Hepatitis virus
cause?" - Correct Answer-Liver damage
ATryn, was the first recombinant human protein produced in mammary
glands of goats that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
What was it used for? - Correct Answer-PPT 1 S 25
Reduce clotting of blood
Which of these drugs, that can be produced using microbes, is used to
stimulate production of red blood cells in patients with anemia, but is also
a banned performance enhancing drug for athletes? - Correct Answer-PPT
1 S. 15
Erythropoietin
The Genzyme plant in Massachusetts produces biotherapeutic enzyme
replacement for people with Gaucher's disease. The plant was shut down
by the FDA at one point causing a drug shortage concern for many
patients. What was the reason for the shut down? - Correct Answer-PPT 1
S 18
The cell cultures that churn out the therapeutic protein got contaminated
with a virus
What is true of endotoxins? - Correct Answer-PPT 1 S 14
Not a main concern if the drug contaminant is a Gram positive bacteria
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, What is not a risk encountered in pre-natal diagnostic testing by
amniocentesis? - Correct Answer-PPT 1 S 27
Bloating in pregnant women
Vaccines against many diseases have been successfully produced in
plants, including the rotavirus vaccine in alfalfa. In infected infants,
rotavirus causes: - Correct Answer-dehydration and death
What was the major regulatory concern with FlavRSavR tomato? - Correct
Answer-PPT 1 S 20
Agrobacterium tumefaciens which normally cause disease in plants was
used to introduce the transgene
The AquaAdvantage salmon was genetically engineered to be much faster
growing than the native salmon counterpart. What is the main concern
why FDA took 19 years to approve its commercialization? - Correct
Answer-PPT 1 S 24
It may lead to the extinction of native salmon species
What is one reason as to why earlier gene therapy clinical trials in humans
had to be stopped by the Food and Drug Administration? - Correct
Answer-A clinical trial participant died from hyperimmune response to the
virus vector
"Which is not a major concern with xenotransplantation, or the use of
animal organs in humans? - Correct Answer-Some animal organs contain
unhealthy levels of cholesterol
What is the main difference of modern from classical biotechnology? -
Correct Answer-Modern involves recombinant DNA technology while
classical does not
The first genetically modified microorganism that was granted a patent
was: - Correct Answer-For use in cleaning up oil spills
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