Test Bank For Introduction to Biotechnology, 4e by William J. Thieman Chapter 1-13 (Complete And Verified Study material) (88pages) LEARNEXAMS

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 Section: 1.1 What Is Biotechnology and What Does It Mean to You? Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding 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 Section: 1.2 Types of Biotechnology Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding 3) The use of computer science 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 Section: 1.4 The Biotechnology Workforce Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding 4) Studying the entire complement of DNA in an organism's cells is known as ________. A) genomics B) bioinformatics