Biotechnology Class 10 Notes

Complete Notes on Chapter No.17: Class 10 Biology Chapter 8 Notes written by Professor Mr. Adnan Haider. These computerized notes are very helpful in the preparation of Class 10 Biology Chapter 8 Notes for students of the 10th class Biology and these are according to the paper patterns of all Punjab boards.

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• Define Biotechnology.
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• What is gene therapy?
• Write down the names of major techniques in biotechnology. 
• Describe the human genome project.
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• Who produced the dolly and when?
• Write any two characteristics of transgenic animals.
• Give an example, how biotechnology is helping in the field of medicine.
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• Describe the scope and importance of biotechnology.
• Why are Transgenic organisms being developed?
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• Write one advantage of lactic acid fermentation.
• Describe the services of Pasteur for fermentation.
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• Differentiate between Alcoholic Fermentation and Lactic Acid Fermentation. OR     How lactic acid fermentation takes place?
• Describe the uses of fermentation in dairy products.
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• What is meant by fermentation?
• Write the name of any two basic types of fermentation.
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• Define glycolysis and name its product.
• Write any two applications of fermentation.
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• Write two products of fermentation of carbohydrates.
• Write a few uses of ethanol in individual products.
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• Write four industrial products prepared by fermentation.
• Write the name and uses of any two industrial products produced through fermentation.
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• Write down the application of fermentation in beverage products.
• Define fermentation with reference of biotechnology.
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• Write down the advantages of fermented food.
• State the Role of biotechnology in the field of Food and Agriculture.
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• What is meant by genetically modified organism in biotechnology?
• Differentiate between batch fermentation and Continuous fermentation.
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• Write down the names of three important drugs produced with the help of biotechnology.
• How human growth hormone was obtained before genetic engineering.
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• When human growth hormone was prepared and by which microorganisms?
• Define biotechnology and give an example of old biotechnology.
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• Write the function of enzyme urokinase from which type of microbes it is obtained.
• How biotechnology has helped us in improving the environment?
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• Is inherited disease hemophilia curable? If yes then how?
• How genetic engineers have reduced the need of fertilizers for plants?
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• Write the names of two major techniques in biotechnology. 
• How maximum protein is obtained by yeast by genetic engineering?
• How single cell proteins help in controlling pollution?
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• How did genetic engineering help in controlling heamophilia and thalassemia?
• Long Questions: Describe the scope and importance of Biotechnology.
• Write objectives of genetic engineering.
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• What are Single-Cell Proteins? Describe their importance.
• Write any four basic steps in genetic engineering.
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• Fermentation: We know that in cellular respiration, glucose molecule goes through oxidation-reduction reactions to release energy in the form of ATP. Fermentation is the process in which there is incomplete oxidation-reduction of glucose.
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• Fermentation has been in the knowledge of man since centuries, but it was believed that it is purely a chemical process. In 1857, Pasteur convinced the scientific community that all fermentations are the results of microbial activity. He showed that fermentation is always accompanied by the development of microorganisms.
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• There are many kinds of fermentation and each kind is a characteristic of particular microbial group. Fermentations are classified in terms of the products formed. The initial steps of carbohydrate fermentation are identical to those of respiration. 
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• The process begins with glycolysis, in which the glucose, molecule is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid. Different microorganisms proceed the further reactions in different ways. It results in the formation of various products from pyruvic acid.
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• The two basic types of carbohydrate fermentation are described next.
• 1. Alcoholic Fermentation (by yeast), 2. Lactic Acid Fermentation (by bacteria)
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