1. Intro to Biotech
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2. Pioneers in Biotech
History of Biotech
Products: Food/Med
Animals / Plants
Bonus 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question
What was Gregor Mendel called?

4. Answer 1 – 10
The founder of genetics

5. Question
What were James Watson and Francis Crick credited for in 1953?

6. Answer 1 – 20
Discovery of Double Helix DNA using X-ray photographs

7. Question
What was Louis Pasteur credited for in the 1870’s, besides creating the rabies vaccine.

8. Answer 1 – 30
Disproved the notion of spontaneous generation, describing the role of bacteria in spoilage and the scientific basis for fermentation

9. Question
What did Anthony van Leeuwenhoek discover in 1675?

10. Answer 1 – 40
Bacteria using a simple microscope

11. Question
What did Robert Hooke invent in 1665?

12. Answer 1 – 50
Compound light microscope

13. Question
When was the first animal cloned and were?

14. Answer 2 – 10
Dolly was cloned in Scotland with diploid cells.

15. Question
What was outlawed in the U.S. in the late 90’s early 2000’s?

16. Answer 2 – 20
Human cloning.
Stem cell research questions begin to arise.

17. Question
What was an important ruling in the 1980’s about biotechnology?

18. Answer 2 – 30
U.S. Supreme Court approved patent of genetically altered organisms

19. Question
What did German Miescher discover in 1869?

20. Answer 2 – 40
DNA in trout sperm

21. Question
What does Bt stand for in Bt corn and soybeans? What does it do?

22. Answer 2 – 50
Baccillus thuringensis
Natural insect resistance

23. Question
The use of __________ in bread greatly improved the taste and allowed thick, fluffy loaves.

24. Answer 3 – 10
Yeast

25. Question
Wine was first produced when people started to use the _________ process.

26. Answer 3 – 20
Fermentation

27. Question
What is used in the production cheese? Why is cheese produced?

28. Answer 3 – 30
Bacteria.
To preserve food/milk

29. Question
What is Bioremediation?

30. Answer 3 – 40
The use of natural organisms to clean contaminants

31. Question
What is Pharming?

32. Answer 3 – 50
The creation of plants and animals capable of producing medical substances

33. Question
What was the Green Revolution?

34. Answer 4 – 10
Agriculture Revolution with the increase in production that began in the 1970’s.

35. Question
What is a transgenic crop?

36. Answer 4 – 20
A crop that has DNA from other organisms inserted or moved into it’s own DNA structure.

37. Question
What is genetic sequencing and what is it used for with animals?

38. Answer 4 – 30
To map out genes to locate which genes are located on the chromosome.
Can be used to detect genetic disorders

39. Question
How is biotech used in animal reproduction?

40. Answer 4 – 40
Artificial insemination and embryo transfer

41. Question
What do virtually all antibiotics come from?

42. Answer 4 – 50
Microbes

43. Question
What did Paul Berg from Stanford University do in 1972?

44. Answer 5 – 10
Developed recombinant DNA technology, a method for insertion of genetic material from one organism into another.

45. Question
How much will North Carolina spend on the Biotech industry annually for the next 25 years?

46. Answer 5 – 20
$25 billion

47. Question
The US is the largest producer of GMO’s. What percentage of the total acreage is in GMO’s?

48. Answer 5 – 30
A little more than 60%

49. Question
What kind of fertilization do we use in Biotech that combines egg and sperm outside of the animal?

50. Answer 5 – 40
We use in vitro fertilization

51. Question 5 - 50 Final Jeopardy Both teams write down your wagers
What is a concern/ problem with biotechnology?

52. Answer 5 – 50
Unexpected impacts of genetically modified organisms and biotechnology processes on other organisms and the environment
Transfer of genes found in transgenic organisms to natural populations.
Expense of the utilization of many biotechnology techniques
Concerns over the safety and ethics of incorporating GMO’s into food for human consumption