Food Biotechnology
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific
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A chemical used to kill pests (plural)
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An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice
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Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural)
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A chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive (plural)
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A flammable colorless gaseous alkene
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Single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll
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An essential amino acid found in proteins
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An amino acid that occurs in proteins
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A technique of growing plants in water containing dissolved nutrients
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A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth (plural)
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Strong desire for something
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A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
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A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (plural)
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A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure (plural)
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Any substance that can cause an ___ (plural)
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A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some (plural)