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Enviro Q4 Vocab
Agriculture, Biotechnology & Sustainability
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | When humans use natural biological processes to solve a human problem. |
| Artificial Selection | A process when humans choose specific traits they want and breed organisms together for those specific traits. |
| Trait | A characteristic belonging to a population or organism. Humans can manipulate traits through artificial selection. |
| Gene | Part of a chromosome that is inherited from the parent(s) and determine some of an organism’s characteristics. |
| Diabetes | Is a group of diseases that causes too much sugar in the bloodstream. Diabetes can usually be controlled by insulin. |
| Bacteria | Microscopic, single cell organism that can be found in diverse environments. They can be used to make insulin to treat people with diabetes. |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | Genetic material that holds the unique code for each organism. |
| Gene Therapy | Doctors inject healthy DNA into a person’s cell to replace damaged DNA for specific disorders. |
| Biochemistry | A branch of science that studies the chemical processes in biological (living) systems. |
| Molecular Biologist | A scientist who studies the processes that allow cells to work. |