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EXPLORING BIOTECHNOLOGYUnit 1 Introduction to Biotechnology Study Guide
Name__________________________________ Date________________ Period_____________________Answer the following questions using your notes, handouts, and assignments.
1. What are the four major areas of biotechnology?
Food and Consumer GoodsAgricultureMedicine
Environment
2. What is the definition of biotechnology?The use of cells and biological molecules to make a product or solve a problem
3. New biotechnology is based on changing organisms using what?DNA
4. Gregor Mendel is known as the father of which branch of science?genetics
7. Which notable figure in the history of biotechnology is known as the Father of Medicine?Gregor Mendel
8. Which notable figures in the history of biotechnology are known for initiating the multibillion dollar
industry of biotechnology?Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen
9. Who produced early data critical to the discovery of DNA, but was not given credit for her work because
she was a woman?
Rosalind Franklin
10. Who was the first surgeon to successfully separate Siamese twins joined at the head?Dr. Ben Carson
12. Who described the structure of DNA and described how DNA carries genetic information?
James Watson and Francis Crick
13. Who headed the team that cloned Dolly using DNA from adult sheep cells and is know for ground-
breaking research and is an expert on cloning?
Dr. Ian Wilmut
14. Who created a vaccine for rabies and pasteurized milk to kill bacteria?Louis Pasteur
Match the biotechnology timeline items with their correct year.
BIOTECHNOLOGY TIMELINE
Prior to 500 BC______I A. Pasteur proves yeast is a living organism.
500 BC______E I. Bread/cheese is made by fermentation.1855________A B. Penicillin is the first widely used antibiotic.
1890________H G. Genentech becomes the first biotech company on the stock market.
1904________F C. Dangr sequences insulin from spam/pork.
1918________B H. Ammonia synthesis is discovered.
1956________C D. Flavr Savr tomato is sold to the public.
1978________G F. Rayon is discovered as a natural alternative to silk.
1993________D E. The Chinese use moldy tofu to treat boils.
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24. When did the word biotechnology first appear in print?1919
25. What is the definition of the prefix bio?Life, of living things
26. What is the name of the billionaire who is the owner of the North Carolina Research Campus?David Murdock
27. When microbes are grown so that their amino acids can be used to produce a product such as Equal
sweetner it is an example of:Food and consumer goods biotechnology
28. Genetically altered crops that can grow in exceptionally dry or wet, hot or cold climates are an exampleof:
Agricultural biotechnology
29. In which decade was DNA discovered?1950s
30. Microbes that can clean up waste water before it enters streams and lakes are an example of:Environmental biotechnology
31. Flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray is an example of:Medical biotechnology
32. During what decade was Research Triangle Park developed?1950s
33. Upon which industries was North Carolinas economy based in the past?Furniture, textiles, tobacco
34. What is North Carolinas current ranking in the United States for biotechnology?3rd
35. Which product of yeast metabolism caused the balloon to inflate during our lab?Carbon dioxide
36. What is the name of the metabolic process that yeast go through to produce their by-products?fermentation
37. What are the products of yeast metabolism?
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Carbon dioxide, ATP, alcohol
38. What is the name of the billionaire who is the owner of the North Carolina Research Campus?
**repeat question
David Murdock
39. What is the name of the person who first coined the term biotechnology?
Karl Ereky
40. To prepare for a job in the biotechnology field, it is important to take science and biotechnology classes,
but you should also take which kinds of classes?Business and writing