Transgenic Plants
Transgenic Plants: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Bt Cotton, Golden Rice, Transgenic Plants, Biopiracy, Flavr Savr Tomato, Bt Brinjal, Biopolymers, Bioprospecting, Algal Biofuel, Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), Virus Resistance in Plants and, Biopharming
Important Questions on Transgenic Plants
Bioprospecting is the process of commercialization of new products obtained from _____(biological/industrial) resources.
Which of the following is involved in bioprospecting?
Bioprospecting may involve biopiracy.
Algae cannot be used for the production of the biopetrolium.
_____ (Alage/Fungi) can be used for the production of biofuel.
Which of the following is used to produce biofuel?
Botryococcus braunii is normally used to produce algal biofuel.
The plants used for biopharming are same as medicinal plants which are naturally available.
Golden_____ (rice/brinjal) is used in biopharming.
Which of the following can be used for biopharming?
Transgenic plants are genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical substances in biopharming.
Green fluorescent protein is used to make biopolymer.
Green fluorescent protein is used to make _____ (biosensor/biopolymer).
Green fluorescent Protein was first isolated from
Green fluorescent Protein was first isolated from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.
Lactic acid is not present in the biopolymer.
_____ (Polylactic acid/Abscisic acid) is a bioactive thermoplastic.
Which of the following is a biopolymer?
Polylactic acid is used as biopolymer.
Virus resistance in plants cannot be developed by introducing genes.
