Bio-management Self-assessment test

s a gene therapy that interferes with the germ line of living beings ethically hasmless?

YES

NO

Anhydrous bioethanol...

A. is obtained via a purification process after distillation of the fermentation broth.

B. is obtained from distillation of the fermentation broth.

C. is obtained by centrifugation and filtration of the fermentation broth.

D. is obtained directly from the fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Activated sludge flocs are ...

A. formed before the start-up of the degradation plant and never change.

B. made only of bacteria.

C. added continuously during the wastewater treatment.

D. dynamic entities whose structure changes continuously.

Archea are:...

A. procaryotic microorganisms phylogenetically closer to Bacteria than to Eukaryotes.

B. bacterial cells phylogenetically closer to Eukaryotes than to Bacteria.

C. eukaryotic unicellular microorganisms very different fron Bacteria.

D. procaryotic microorganisms phylogenetically closer to Eukaryotes than to Bacteria.

Biotechnology is at the confluence of science and ethics.

TRUE

FALSE

Is environmental ethics about defining principles for evaluating the proper use of nature?

YES

NO

Bioethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae...

a. is performed at 30-35°C.

b. is performed at 20-25°C.

c. is performed at 40-45°C.

d. is performed at a temperature higher than 55°C

Consumer acceptance of biotechnology is strongly related not only to expected risks and benefits associated with GM products but also to their moral and ethical dimension.

TRUE

FALSE

Can environmental ethics be reduced to the question of maximizing the benefits of nature to humans?

YES

NO

Please select the correct phases for methane production in the correct order:

A. Acidogenesis, Acetogenesis, Methanation.

B. Acetogenesis, Acidogenesis, Methanation.

C. Lactic acid fermentation, Acidogenesis, Methanation.

D. Aerobic respiration, Acetogenesis, Methanation.