Biotech Intro Review

4. Any living thing, such as a plant, animal, or microbe.
5. Biotechnology applied to medical and health-related uses.
9. Medical treatment tailored to an individual’s genetic makeup.
11. The use of living organisms or their parts to make products or solve problems.
12. Changing the DNA of an organism to give it new traits.
13. Fuels made from living things or organic waste.
14. A testable prediction about how something works.
18. Biotechnology focused on industrial processes and manufacturing.
19. The factor you measure in an experiment.
20. Using a weakened or dead germ to help prevent disease by building immunity.
21. Biotechnology used in agriculture and plant science.

1. Drugs made using biotechnology, often proteins from living cells.
2. The group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment, used for comparison.
3. The process where scientists evaluate each other’s work before publication.
6. A tool that allows precise editing of DNA sequences.
7. Biotechnology involving marine and aquatic applications.
8. The study of moral issues related to biology and medicine.
10. Using living organisms to clean up pollution.
15. The factor you change in an experiment.
16. Medicines that kill or stop the growth of bacteria.
17. Treating diseases by fixing or replacing faulty genes.