Module 7 Key Terms

4. A scientist who studies soil management and crop production. Sometimes acting as a liaison between farmers and researchers. They recommend solutions to improve farming productivity.
6. A scientist who studies genetics or the science of genes, heredity, and genetic variations of living things. They may specialize in agriculture or biomedicine.
8. A scientist who studies Zoology and specializes in the study of insects. They examine insect interactions with plants. They also study the behavior patterns of insects and how they grow and adapt to changes in the environment.
9. Scientists who conduct experiments focused on research and development. They also investigate biological interactions of living cells and test new compounds. Research carried out in chemical biology has allowed scientists to discover new genes and explore DNA of plants and animals.

1. A specific characteristic in a living organism, using a plant or animal.
2. Scientists who work with people to teach them more about nutrition and health. They study vitamins and minerals that people need in order to be healthy.
3. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is an organic compound made of a sugar (deoxyribose), phosphate, and a nitrogenous base that contains genetic instructions used by cells to make proteins.
5. Genes are tiny strands of sequences that carry information about an organism
7. The process of creating an identical copy of an original adult species.
10. Insulin made outside the human body through gene cloning technology. By cloning the human insulin genes and transforming bacterial cells, biotechnologists are able to produce large quantities of human insulin.