Bio-management Self-assessment test

What are biobanks?

a. They are the same as financial "ecobanks"

b. They store human tissue from donors for scientific research purposes

c. They are used for economic utilization of biodata and biomaterials.

In the production of bioethanol from starch by yeasts, amilases...

A. are not necessary to hydrolize starch because yeasts can perform starch saccharification.

B. are necessary to hydrolize starch because yeasts do not have these enzymes

C. are never added because they do not resist at the high temeperature reached during the fermentation.

D. are necessary to hydrolize cellulose because yeasts do not have these enzymes

Can "genome editing" contribute to the synthesis of novel living organisms

YES

NO

Can conventional breeding methods, that do not use genetic engineering, also be ethically questionable?

YES

NO

Modern biotechnology is regarded as a complex emerging field that exhibits high science combined with profound knowledge of the society.

TRUE

FALSE

Social attitude indicators of modern biotechnology include:

a. Moral concerns, familiarity, encouragement

b. Moral concerns, unfamiliarity, encouragement

c. Moral concerns, familiarity, discouragement

d. Moral reassurance, familiarity, encouragement

The societal acceptability of benefits and risks imposed by modern biotech applications does not regards:

a. Benefits vs. risks societal dispute

b. Risk acceptance as a key element in risk perception

c. Tools for measuring public attitudes towards risks and benefits

d. Production management

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.

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

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