Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 25: Bio-Related Fundamentals

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Rules and standards with which all biotechnology professionals need to be concerned are referred to as
A)conversion.
B)bioethics.
C)processes.
D)propagation.
2
An umbrella term that encompasses cloning animal cells as well as producing hybrid plant seeds is
A)feedback.
B)propagation.
C)harvesting.
D)conversion.
3
Which activity directly involves bio-related technology?
A)smelting metal alloys
B)cutting stone in a quarry
C)designing a new, more powerful laser
D)composting autumn leaves to make fertilizer
4
A cheesemaker introduces a new cheese and conducts a survey of customers about the new introduction. In this technological system, the data in the survey is a kind of
A)feedback.
B)process.
C)output.
D)input.
5
Which term encompasses all of the DNA in an organism?
A)DNA sequence
B)gene
C)chromosome
D)genome
6
In organisms, the ability to change in response to the environment or other stimuli is called
A)adaptation.
B)maintenance.
C)cloning.
D)conversion.
7
The study of how offspring inherit traits from their parent organisms is
A)bionics.
B)robotics.
C)orthopedics.
D)genetics.
8
The process of gathering plants or animals for human use is called
A)maintaining.
B)cloning.
C)harvesting.
D)converting.
9
The process of smashing tomatoes in a machine to produce juice could be categorized as
A)harvesting.
B)conversion.
C)propagation.
D)adaptation.
10
The ultimate goal of the Human Genome Project is to
A)protect consumers from insurance companies.
B)cure one or more genetic diseases.
C)identify all the human genes.
D)answer the question, "Why are we here?"
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