Utilisation of biological knowledge for the production of materials useful to society is called
Biotechnology
Bio-engineering
Applied biology
Molecular biology
Which of the following micro-organism is used for the production of citric acid in industries?
A.niger
P.citrinum
R.nigricans
L.bulgaris
Gbberella fujikurei is used for the production of
lactic acid
acetic acid
gluconic acid
gibberellic acid
DNA finger printing technique was first developed by
Boysen and Jensen
Edwards and Steptoe
Schleiden and Schwann
Jeffreys, Wilson
Cultivation of Bt-cotton has been much in the news. The prefix 'Bt' means
Barium-treated cotton seeds
carrying an endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
bigger thread variety of cotton with better tensile strength
produced by biotechnology using restriction enzymes and ligases
Which of the following disease can be cured by interferon?
cancer
malaria
jaundice
tuberculosis
Which of the following bacteria is used for the production of butanol and acetone from starch?
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Clostridium acetobutylicum
Streptococcum thermophilus
both'1' and '3'
The application of engineering and technological principles to the life sciences is called?
Biology
Biological science
Genetic engineering
Interferons are
defensive mechanism
proteins released by animal or plant cell, on being infected with virus
proteins synthesized in large quantities by cell, actively engaged in synthesis
none of these
The interferons have an ability to check the infection of
algae
fungi
viruses
bacteria
