Biotechnology

 SC.912.L.16.10 Evaluate the impact of biotechnology on the individual, society and the environment, including medical and ethical issues.

What You Need to Know

• You need to know how biotechnology impacts individuals, society, and/or the environment. You will be given scenarios with specific examples and asked to determine the impact. 

Biotechnology is the application and use of living organisms and biological processes. Like technology, biotechnology is developed to meet human demands and improve our quality of life.

Biotechnology helps humanity by:

What is selective breeding? 

When humans take an organisms and breed it towards traits that are most desired. Humans do this to dogs and to crops like corn.

There are risks and benefits towards selective Breeding:

What are Genetically Modified Organisms?

When a gene of one organism is added to another. The organism will now reproduce with the new genetic information and pass new traits on to its offspring. 

Risks and Benefits of GMOs