BIOT001 Biotechnology

Study Questions 1

1. Explain why the following is or not a biotech product.

a) Potato chips
b) Fish Sauce/Patis
c) Tofu/Tokwa
d) Nata de coco
e) Virgin coconut oil
2. Why are the experiment of Griffith, and well as Hershey and Chase, and the discovery of Watson
and Crick very important to biotechnology?
3. Why is it possible for a gene from and organism to be integrated in the genetic material of
another organism, and also be expressed?

Learning Task 1
Briefly explain the research and development of the following GM crops of the Philippines:
a) Bt corn
b) Bt eggplant
c) Delayed ripening papaya
d) Golden rice