Biotechnology-Microbiology-test

In ethanol fermentation, alcohol dehydrogenase...

A. performs the last step of the fermentation process.

B. performs alcohol oxidation at the end of the fermentation process.

C. is not necessary for the fermentation process

D. performs the decarboxylation of pyruvate

The ability to design and construct biosensors is due only to advances in engineering disciplines.

TRUE

FALSE

The biosensor chip technology is not applicable for cancer research.

TRUE

FALSE

What are “Tables” in a database:

a. collection of data items, such as phone books, price lists, inventory lists, customer’s addresses, etc

b. a representation of a physical or conceptual object

c. a collection of related data held in a table format composed of columns and rows

d. a variable, a data structure, a function, or a method and, as such, is a value in memory referenced by an identifier

The main barriers interfering biotechnology diffusion include:

a. Biotech knowledge in progress, public rejection, lack of convenient skills, and other barriers

b. Biotech knowledge in progress, public acceptance, lack of convenient skills, and other barriers

c. Biotech knowledge in progress, public acceptance, availability of convenient skills, and other barriers

d. Lack of biotech knowledge, public acceptance, lack of convenient skills, and other barriers

The detection of Pb2+ in water samples (pond and lake water samples) is achieved by using DNAzymes/carboxylated magnetic beads and DNA aptamers.

TRUE

FALSE

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

In computer science, an object can be a variable, a data structure, a function, or a method and, as such, is a value in memory referenced by an identifier.

TRUE

FALSE

Polyhydroxyalcanoates are ...

A. Renewable and natural plastic materials.

B. Renewable but not natural plastic materials.

C. Renewable but not biodegradable plastic materials.

D. Synthetic but not renewable plastic materials.

The two main approaches for performance of risk-benefit analysis are the ‘concealed preference’ and the 'expressed preferences' methods

TRUE

FALSE