Biotechnology 0.0 / 5 ? OtherLife on EarthUniversityNone Created by: MariaC5Created on: 15-01-18 10:42 Biotechnology is the - of - processes for - and other purposes, especially - - of microorganisms for the - of antibiotics. exploitation, biological, industrial, genetic manipulation, production 1 of 33 What % of all antibiotics are produced by microorganism? >65% 2 of 33 Two examples of antibiotic producing bacteria are? Streptomyces bacteria & filamentous fungi 3 of 33 Production of the antibiotic penicillin requires precise control of what? Nutrients 4 of 33 The final product of - is - to - a variety of - - Penicillin, modified, yield, semisynthetic penicillins 5 of 33 Amino acids, lycine and glutamin are used in what industry? Food 6 of 33 Amino acids are typically produced using? Regulatory mutants 7 of 33 Regulatory mutants have the reduced ability to? Limit synthesis of an end product 8 of 33 Glutamic acid is produced by mutants of... Corynebacterium & glutamicium 9 of 33 Organic acids are principally used for what? Preservatives 10 of 33 Aspergillus niger is used to produce what? Citric acid 11 of 33 Production of Aspergillus niger is influenced by concentration of? Trace elements 12 of 33 What are biopolymers used for? To modify flow characteristics of liquids and to serve as gelling agents 13 of 33 (Biopolymers) Lactic acid bacteria produces what? Dextrans 14 of 33 (Biopolymers) Erwinia spp. produces what? Polysaccharides 15 of 33 (Biopolymers) Acetobacter produces what? Cellulose microfibrils 16 of 33 (Biopolymers) Fungal produces what? Scleroglucan 17 of 33 How is bioethanol produced? From degradation of plant starches in corn 18 of 33 What is used to break down the starch in corn? Amylases and amylogluocosidases 19 of 33 After amylases and amyloglucosidases break down starch, it is followed by? Microbial fermentation of remaining sugars 20 of 33 Bioethanol drives crop prices down? False 21 of 33 What is defined as - microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in anoxic conditions? Methanogens 22 of 33 Hydrogen has -- more potential energy per unit weight than petrol 3x 23 of 33 What can be produced as a direct product of microbial fermentation? Hydrogen gas 24 of 33 Humans screen the natural - for - with the - properties for - applications biosphere, microbes, desired, biotechnology 25 of 33 What is genetic manipulation used for? To produce microorganisms with new and desirable characteristics 26 of 33 Production strains are? Microbial strain currently used to generate the product of interest 27 of 33 Functional genes cloned into different species is? Heterologous gene expression 28 of 33 What is produced either in yeast (usually S. cerevisiae) or E. coli Insulin 29 of 33 Antibacterial peptide cloned into yeast to control bacterial contaminants during wine fermentation Pediocin 30 of 33 What is one of the newest approaches for creating new metabolic capabilities in a given microorganism for gene of interest Directed evolution 31 of 33 What is used for study of genetic diversity of un-culturable microbes in the biosphere? Metagenomics & bioprospecting 32 of 33 Biosensors are used for? The detection of an analyte 33 of 33
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