C-14 — Biotechnology

Who first coined the word 'biotechnology'?

In which year was the word 'biotechnology' first coined?

What was the nationality of Karl Ereky?

The word biotechnology is derived from which two words?

Approximately how many years ago did man acquire the knowledge of fermentation and brewing?

In which year did Gregor Johan Mendel discover the laws of heredity?

In which year did Watson and Crick invent the double helix model of DNA?

Through which technology can medicine be reached directly to the affected cells?

Which two methods of biotechnology are mainly used today in agriculture?

Consider the following statements about biotechnology:

Tissue culture is possible due to which property of plant cells?

The process of separating a tissue from a plant and growing it in a nutrient medium is called—

Tissue culture is a comparatively new branch of—

The part of a plant being separated for tissue culture is called—

Which of the following can be used as an explant?

A tissue is a group of cells which—

What is the first step of tissue culture?

Which type of mother plant is selected for tissue culture?

Which substance is added to bring the culture medium to a semisolid state?

Consider the components of culture medium:

At what temperature is the medium sterilized in an autoclave?

What pressure is applied during autoclave sterilization?

How long is the medium kept in the autoclave for sterilization?

The opening of the glass container is closed with—

At what temperature is the explant kept for growth?

The cluster of cells produced without differentiation during tissue culture is called—

If no root develops in the plantlets, what is the next step?

What is the final step of tissue culture?

In which year did George Morel prove that 40 thousand plantlets could be obtained from a Cymbidium meristem in a year?

Cymbidium belongs to which group of plants?

How many plantlets can be obtained from one Cymbidium meristem in a year?

Which country produces about 50 million plantlets, mostly orchids, through tissue culture every year?

In 1952, the scientist Martin obtained disease-free—

Which method did Martin apply to obtain disease-free Dahlia and Potato?

In which country is the reproduction of Oil Palm done through tissue culture?

How many plantlets of Garland Chrysanthemum can be obtained from one vegetative part through tissue culture?

The perfume 'atar' is produced commercially through tissue culture of—

The oil used for heavy engines like airplanes and rockets, traditionally obtained from sperm whale, is alternatively obtained from which plant?

Where does Jojoba naturally grow?

In Bangladesh, which fruits have been produced as disease-resistant high-yielding plantlets through tissue culture?

Which medicinal plants are tissue cultured in Bangladesh?

The seed microtuber produced through tissue culture is associated with which crop?

Meristem refers to the part of the plant which—

Plants that do not produce endosperm can be developed directly through—

Which of the following best defines genetic engineering?

All techniques through which a gene is transferred from one organism to another are collectively called—

The DNA formed by inserting a desired part of donor DNA into another DNA is called—

The process of developing recombinant DNA is called—

An organism developed with new characteristics through genetic engineering is called—

The full form of GMO is—

Which statement is true about transgenic organisms?

Most techniques of genetic engineering have been developed by researching on which bacteria?

Where does Escherichia coli normally live?

Plasmid is—

Which enzyme is used to cut DNA in genetic engineering?

Which enzyme acts as adhesive to join the donor DNA with plasmid DNA?

The terminal cut parts of DNA where joining occurs are called—

In recombinant DNA technology, the plasmid acts as—

The method by which the donor's chopped DNA part enters into bacteria is called—

The process by which the desired gene is reproduced rapidly inside multiplying bacteria is called—

In the application of biotechnology, biosafety guidelines followed in Bangladesh are—

Consider the advantages of genetic engineering over traditional reproduction:

Bt corn and Bt cotton have been developed by transferring the gene of which bacteria?

Bt rice was first produced in—

Which Bt crops are currently being cultivated in Bangladesh?

Bt crops are resistant to harmful insects under—

ToMV stands for—

TMGMV stands for—

The variety of papaya developed through genetic engineering is resistant to—

Research is being carried out for the development of late blight resistant variety of which crop?

Vitamin A (beta-carotene) gene has been transferred into which crop?

Beta-carotene is the precursor of which vitamin?

Which crops have been produced as herbicide tolerant through genetic modification?

To increase protein in cow-milk, which gene has been transferred?

Which gene has been transferred into sheep to increase its size and meat production?

Which two bacterial genes have been transferred to sheep to improve fur quality and amount?

The growth hormone gene of which fish is transferred to catfish, common carp, loitta and nilotica?

By transferring salmon growth hormone gene, the size of the recipient fishes can be increased by approximately—

Hepatitis B-virus vaccine 'Interferone' is produced through genetic modification from—

Insulin for the treatment of diabetes is being commercially produced from—

The full form of GM-CSF is—

Human growth hormone and GM-CSF are used in the treatment of—

Which bacteria has been developed through genetic engineering that can disintegrate oil and hydrocarbon?

In which area is genetic engineering used to free the environment from pollution?

Which enzyme is used to cut DNA?

Through the application of biotechnology—

Anuradha found a high-quality wood apple tree at her friend's house. To reproduce plants with the same traits, she took an axillary bud from the tree and propagated it in her university's botany lab. Which process did Anuradha follow in the lab?

What is the correct sequence of steps in Anuradha's lab procedure?

What is biotechnology?

To develop a high-yielding and disease-resistant lemon variety, which method should Dr. Haidar most appropriately apply?

Dr. Arup separated DNA from a donor cell and E. coli to develop a life-saving medicine. The method he is following is—

Why is biotechnology called an applied branch of biology?

Which statement best describes the significance of an explant in tissue culture?

Consider the role of genetic engineering in crop improvement:

Which of the following describes the importance of genetic engineering in environmental protection?

Which of the following are essential while preparing a culture medium?