Biotechnology
Warm-Up
• Update your Table of Contents – start a new section
for our Biotechnology mini-unit!
• Write your homework – get it stamped!
• Get something to correct your Pathogens Test!
• Complete the Data Tracker when we finish grading!
Date
Session
#
3/25 &
3/26
1
Activity
Page
#
Intro to Biotechnology Notes & Blendspace
Day 1 Notes
1
GMO Homework
2
Biotechnology Basics
What is Biotechnology?
Come up with a definition based on the stems
that make up the word.
What is Biotechnology?
Biotechnology:
- Any technology based on a biological system or
organism.
- The use of living organisms to solve problems and
make useful products by bioengineers.
Where is Biotechnology Used?
Biotechnology is used in many fields, but mainly in…
• Microbiology
• Medicine
• Agriculture/Food Production
How is Biotechnology Used in Microbiology?
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms like microbes…as we
know they can be harmful, but they can also be helpful!
Microbes can be used for…
• Breaking down harmful waste
• Recycling nutrients within ecosystems
• Food production (cheese, alcohol, bread, yogurt etc.)
• Gene Therapy – uses a virus or bacteria to enter a cell and replace
defective genes or create substances to treat disease
How is Biotechnology Used in Medicine?
The medical industry has made many advancements in due to
biotechnology.
Most advancements are being made in genetics such as…
• Genetic testing – taking a sample of DNA and analyzing it for
a specific purpose
– crime scene DNA, paternity testing, disease screening
• Cloning – creation of a genetically identical organism
• Tissue culturing – growing human tissues & organs in a lab
How is Biotechnology Used in
Agriculture/Food Production?
The oldest applications of biotechnology are found in the field of
agriculture! Ancient cultures used artificial selection or selective
breeding techniques still used today!
Modern agricultural biotechnology focuses on genetically modifying
organisms to…
GMO’s, or
Genetically
• Increase the amount produced
Modified
• Improve food quality
Organisms are
also known as
• Reduce environmental factors
Transgenic
(weather, insects, disease)
Blendspaces 1-13
• Go to Blendspace.com
• Click on the green “Join Class” button and it will ask
you for the class code which is _____________
• Complete Spaces 1-13 and the note guide that goes
with it…if you don’t finish, it becomes homework.
• Homework is on Space 13!
Warm-Up
• Update your Table of Contents!
• Write your homework – get it stamped!
• Get your Blendspace Notes & GMO homework out
to be checked!
Date
Session
#
3/27 &
3/30
2
Activity
Biotechnology Stations & Blendspace Day 2
Notes
Page
#
3
Biotechnology Stations
• The Biotechnology Stations show a variety of uses for
biotechnology in a variety of fields. Complete all 8 Stations
and make sure to complete the questions that go along with
them…have them checked for a grade when you are done!
• When you are done with the stations, complete Spaces 14 21 on the Blendspace…make sure to complete the questions
that go along with them…this will be checked next class for
a homework grade!
Homework
• If you don’t finish Spaces 14-21 in class you need to finish
them for homework.
• Be sure to study for the Biotechnology Quiz next class! We
will spend most of the class reviewing before the quiz, but
be sure to review.
• Study Spaces are 20-21 on the Blendspace!!