Title: Unit 14 Review
Course: SAT 170 Introductory Biotechnology > Section: SAT 170 Introductory Biotechnology

Q: Nutrient agar is a growth medium used to culture all types of bacteria.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: What is the purpose of using Sabouraud agar for the growth of fungal cultures?

Q: ________________________________ is a set of practices that are used in the laboratory setting to inhibit contamination by microorganisms, especially in cell and tissue cultures.

Q: Compare and contrast the plant culturing methods known as plant cutting and grafting

Q: What is a bioreactor?

Q: Stem cells can be used to grow tissues and organs for transplant.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: What is the difference between solid and liquid growth media?

Q: Micropropagation is a modern plant cloning method which involves transferring cells or tissues from a plant to the appropriate growth medium
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Why is aseptic technique important when growing tissue cultures?

Q: What is selective media?

Q: Bacterial and fungal cultures are useful for creating medical and industrial protein products.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Describe the epigenetic modifications known as histone acetylation and DNA methylation

Q: Explain why epigenetic modifications make cloning with somatic cell nuclear transfer more difficult

Q: What are primary cells?

Q: What are two applications of cell cultures?

Q: What are two applications of cloning?

Q: Describe the cloning process known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using adult stem (AS) cells?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using embryonic stem (ES) cells?

Q: Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have been reprogrammed to be able to differentiate into any cell type.
- True
- False
A: False