biotechnology

• How do modern biotechnology techniques help with food production?

  They enable large quantities of microorganisms to be cultured
• What is mycoprotein and where is it derived from?

  Protein-rich food from the fungus Fusarium
• What conditions are required for growing Fusarium?

  Grown on glucose syrup in aerobic conditions
• What does a genetically modified bacterium produce?

  Human insulin
• How is human insulin used in medicine?

  To treat people with diabetes
• What is selective breeding?

  Breeding plants and animals for specific traits
• How long have humans been practicing selective breeding?

  Thousands of years
• What is the process of selective breeding?

  Choosing parents with desired characteristics to breed
• What can be chosen as characteristics in selective breeding?

  Usefulness or appearance
• What is a potential negative outcome of selective breeding?

  Inbreeding leading to disease susceptibility
• What is genetic engineering?

  Modifying an organism's genome by introducing a gene
• What is a benefit of genetically engineered plant crops?

  Resistance to diseases or larger fruits
• What can genetically engineered bacterial cells produce?

  Useful substances like human insulin
• What are genetically modified (GM) crops?

  Crops with modified genes for specific traits