Biotechnology Review
Name_______________ Date_____________ Period________
Read pgs. NC28-NC30 and answer the following questions in
complete sentences.
1. What is biotechnology?
2. Why would someone cross breed plants or animals? Infer
3. What are four main areas of biotechnology?
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4. Give one example of each area listed above.
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3.
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5. What is a genome?
6. How many genes can be present on a single chromosome?
7. Infer: What are 2 traits than genes can do for our bodies?
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2.
8. Give one risk and one benefit of biotechnology when it comes to food? Infer
Risk:
Benefit:
9. What is bioinformatics and how could it help when you visit a doctors office?
10. Write your own question about biotechnology that you would ask a scientist?
Homework: Unit D Chapter 1.1
Name_______________ Date___________ Period________
Turn to pg. D9 in your textbook and read pgs. D9-D15. Answer the following questions in complete
sentences on this paper or write your answer in your interactive notebook on the pgs. we set up in class.
1.
What element makes up most of the Earth’s crust?
2. What element makes up most of a human’s body?
3. What is the purpose of a symbol for an element?
4. Describe below the difference between an electron, a proton, a nucleus, and a neutron?
Proton-
electron-
nucleus-
neutron-
5. How does the atomic number determine its identity?
6. What is the difference between the atomic number and the atomic mass number?
7. What is the difference between an ion and an isotope?