7.5.3 Biotechnology in Food Production

• What is the primary focus of industrial biotechnology in food production?

  Biological processes
• Enhanced nutritional value is a benefit of biotechnology in food production.


  True
• What is one environmental benefit of genetic engineering in food production?

  Reduced reliance on pesticides
• Genetic engineering improves crop yields by making crops more resistant to pests, diseases, and environmental stresses
• What is the role of genetic engineering in enhancing nutritional content of crops?

  Boost vitamin and protein levels
• Environmental impacts on biodiversity are a potential risk of GMOs.


  True
• Fermentation harnesses the natural capabilities of microbes
• What is industrial biotechnology focused on in food production?

  Commercial biological processes
• GMOs are created by altering the genetic material of plants or animals
• What are two potential risks of biotechnology in food production?

  Allergenicity and biodiversity loss
• Match the goal of genetic engineering in food production with its outcome:

  Improve crop yields ↔️ Resistance to pests and diseases

  Enhance nutritional content ↔️ Increased levels of vitamins

  Reduce reliance on pesticides ↔️ Pest-resistant crops
• Environmental impacts on biodiversity are a potential risk of GMOs.


  True
• What are two potential benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture?

  Higher yields and reduced pesticides
• What is genetic engineering?

  Modifying genetic material
• Genetic engineering can improve crop resistance to pests.


  True
• Match the benefits with potential risks of genetic engineering in agriculture:

  Higher yields ↔️ Allergenicity concerns

  Improved nutritional value ↔️ Environmental impacts on biodiversity

  Reduced pesticide use ↔️ Ethical debates
• What does yeast convert sugars into during wine and beer production?

  Alcohol
• What distinguishes biotechnology in dairy production from genetic engineering?

  Uses natural microbial capabilities
• What dairy products are created using fermentation in biotechnology?

  Cheese, yogurt, kefir
• Industrial biotechnology uses biological processes for commercial applications, including food production.

  True
• What is one environmental benefit of biotechnology in agriculture?

  Decreased pesticide usage
• Order the environmental considerations of biotechnology in food production:

  1️⃣ Decreased pesticide use

  2️⃣ Lower water consumption

  3️⃣ Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

  4️⃣ Potential loss of biodiversity

  5️⃣ Increased herbicide resistance
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are created by altering the genetic material of plants or animals
• Match the benefit of genetic engineering with its corresponding potential risk:

  Higher yields ↔️ Allergenicity concerns

  Improved nutritional value ↔️ Environmental impacts on biodiversity

  Reduced pesticide use ↔️ Ethical debates
• Genetic engineering can enhance the protein levels in crops.


  True
• Genetic engineering can reduce reliance on chemical pesticides
• What are two challenges that biotechnology in food production aims to address?

  Food security and sustainability
• Fermentation and genetic engineering achieve the same outcomes in food production.

  False
• Reduced reliance on pesticides is a benefit of biotechnology in food production.


  True
• Genetic engineering involves modifying the genetic material of an organism
• Steps of using genetic engineering in agriculture

  1️⃣ Improve crop yields

  2️⃣ Enhance nutritional content

  3️⃣ Reduce reliance on pesticides
• Ethical debates around modifying living organisms are a potential risk of genetic engineering.


  True
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been engineered
• How does genetic engineering reduce reliance on pesticides?

  Crops become pest-resistant
• Fermentation uses microorganisms like bacteria and yeast
• Yeast converts sugars into carbon dioxide during bread making.


  True
• Microorganisms in fermentation play a crucial role in converting raw materials into desired end products
• Match the process with its description:

  Biotechnology in dairy ↔️ Uses microorganisms for fermentation

  Genetic engineering in dairy ↔️ Modifies genetic material of organisms
• The benefits of biotechnology in food production include higher yields and enhanced nutrition
• Monoculture farming can lead to a loss of biodiversity.


  True