Biotech Final Exam Study Guide
The process of harnessing living organisms in the environment in order to breakdown persistent
chemicals - Answer -bioremediation
The study of genomes of whole microbial communities in situ - Answer -Metagenomics
A majority of persistent pollution in the environment is due to household waste. - Answer -False
Two types of biofuel derived from biomass - Answer -Ethanol and Biodiesel
Describe what is meant when a genetically modified organism is designed to have stacked traits -
Answer -Stacked traits exist where more than one transgene is inserted in order to confer multiple
abilities in the GMO
Biosensors - Answer -Detect pollutants
Bioventing - Answer -increases available oxygen
Bioaugmentation - Answer -increases foreign microbes
Biostimulation - Answer -introduces nutrients
The Environmental Protection Agency classifies land areas in need of environmental cleanup as
