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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY MCQs

Total Questions : 45 | Page 5 of 5 pages
Question 41. Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose
  1.    genetic modification
  2.    sexual reproduction
  3.    bioremediation
  4.    selective breeding
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> genetic modification
Question 42. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of human pathogens
  1.    Bacteria
  2.    Viruses 
  3.    fungi
  4.    plants
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> plants
Question 43. Which molecule from humans is inserted into bacteria to cause them to produce insulin?
  1.    DNA
  2.    Lipids
  3.    Proteins
  4.    Carbohydrates
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> DNA
Question 44. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
  1.    All microbes are harmful
  2.    Many microbes are pathogenic
  3.    Most microbes are helpful
  4.    Humans could survive without microbes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Most microbes are helpful
Question 45. What is most likely the greatest economic benefit for North Carolina from biotechnology?
  1.    improvements in DNA testing leading to more arrests
  2.    fewer people who use laboratory-created human insulin 
  3.    increased disease-resistant crops and greater crop yields
  4.    none of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> increased disease-resistant crops and greater crop yields

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