VOCABULARY SCIENCE

3. Segment of DNA that provides information about a trait
7. Basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms; contains genetic material and proteins
9. A genetically modified organism with a gene from another living organism inserted into its genetic code ( human insulin producing bacteria )
12. Using biotechnology techniques to solve environmental issues
14. Science related to farming and raising crops for consumption
15. Unicellular prokaryotic organisms with many important applications in the field of biotechnology
16. Chemical reactions that allow food to be converted into usable energy or stored in tissues
18. Measure of food energy
19. The study of heredity and the passing or genes from parent to offspring

1. Mating and producing offspring of animals or plants for specific traits ( artificial selection)
2. Scientific techniques used in crime scene investigations
4. Using sanitary habits to maintain health and prevent illness
5. Reproduction involving only one parent
6. Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose
8. An antibiotic ( used to treat bacterial infections) produced naturally from certain types of mold
10. Important biological molecule composed of long chains of amino acids; component of all cells and living organisms
11. Deoxyribonucleic acid; contains all hereditary information for a living organism ( located within each cell of a n organism )
13. Field of study using living organisms to help manufacture medicine or other beneficial technologies
17. Reproduction involving two parents, allows for the recombination of genes ( leads to genetic diversity )