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TECH Fall Semester
Concepts of Engineering and Technology Fall Semester Preparations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A _________ is a combination of parts what work together to achieve a desired goal. | system |
| A system model has inputs, resources, processes, outputs, and feedback. (true/false) | true |
| A unit for inherited trait is a | gene |
| Approximately how many artifical body parts are now made? | 200 |
| Aquaculture is | the raising of fish and food plants in water |
| Chemicals that plants need to grow are | nutrients |
| Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is used to provide | ideal growing conditions |
| Examples of prostheses include | artificial arms and legs, false teeth, and replacement heart valves |
| Health technologies help us meet many of our physical and psychological needs by providing us with | products, processes, and procedures |
| In bioprocessing, microorganisms are used to | create products such as bread, clean polluted bodies of water, and process waste in treatment plants |
| In plants, genetic information is passed from one plant to another through | cross-pollination |
| In the Informational Era, _____ are used in science, production, and business and at school, home and for recreation. | electronics and computers |
| In the prehistoric Era, technology had to do with people hunting and fishing and gathering plants. | true |
| Modern health care technology focuses on three major areas: prevention of disease, treatment, and | diagnosis of illness |
| People should study technology o they can ________ it well | understand, use, and manage |
| Selecting different inputs changes the values of the ________. | resources and outputs |
| substances placed in the body to increase its immunity to disease are called | vaccines |
| Systems produce _______ output(s) | desirable, undesirable, expected, and unexpected |
| Technology is growing at a(n) ______ rate. | exponential |
| Technology is the use of accumulated knowledge to turn resources into good and services that people need and want (true/false) | true |
| The "Americans with Disabilities Act" is a federal law that sets requirements for | designing public places to be accessible to people with disabilities |
| The body's natural defense system | is its immune system |
| The design and construction of physical enhancements is one activity within | human factors engineering |
| The green substance in plants that traps light for photosynthesis is | chlorophyll |
| The process of creating plants using cuttings of roots, stems, or leaves is | vegetative propagation |
| The technological problem solving method is a ______ process. | cyclical |
| The use of engineering principles and design procedures to solve medical problems (______ engineering) | bio mechanical |
| The use of machines to make work easier is called | mechanization |
| There are ________ basic steps in the technological problem solving method. | six |
| Transportation technology includes the telephone, radio, television, photography, desktop publishing, and the internet. (true/false) | false |
| two main types of human technology resources are | information resources and material resources |
| Two tools that medical technologists use to "see" into the body are the | CAT scan and the MRI |
| Ultrasound is used mainly | in diagnosis |
| Vaccines, medicine, surgery, artificial body parts, and genetic engineering are included in ________ technology. | medical |
| What is.... A people-made device used to replace a human body part. | prosthesis |
| What is.... a process of changing the genetic materials that make up living organisms. (____ engineering) | genetic |
| What is.... a process of examining a patient and studying the symptoms to find out what illness a patient has. | diagnosis |
| What is.... a technique used to combine the traits of one animal with those of another animal | selective breeding |
| What is.... an action that protects the body against disease? | immunization |
| What is.... technology that improves the techniques used to nurture life | bio-related |
| What is.... the design process that gives special attention to the strengths and limitations of the human body (____ _____ engineering) | human factors |
| What is.... the passing on of certain traits from parents to offspring | heredity |
| What is.... the passing on the introduction of genes from one cell to another cell | genetic engineering |
| What is.... the passing on the process that uses living microorganisms or parts of organisms to change materials from one form to another | bio-processing |
| What is.... the process o f growing plants in a soilless environment | hydroponics |
| What is.... The process plants use to convert sunlight to energy | photosynthesis |
| What is.... the science that studies the laws of heredity | genetics |
| What is.... the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movement, and its thinking patterns. | ergonomics |
| What is.... the technology of producing the perfect growing conditions so plants can thrive | CEA |
| What is.... the tiny particle that carries the genes that pass on inherited characteristics | chromosome |
| When designing environments, human factors engineers must consider | human anatomy, psychology, lighting, and temperature |
| When designing equipment and devices, human factors engineers must consider the anatomy of humans as well as their | mind and behavior |
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