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Question 2 • *GV 2018 - P.E. Health Science - PE201

In the example of using yeast to make bread, why is this a form of biotechnology? Select all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
Yeast is an organism, and organisms are part of biology.
B
Yeast is developed through technology.
C
Yeast is something that can be grown and used to help people meet their need for food.

Explanation

Biotechnology uses living organisms or biological processes to make something useful for people. Yeast is a living organism, so choice A applies, and it can be grown and used to help make bread for food, so choice C applies. Choice B does not apply because yeast is not developed through technology; it is used in a technological process.

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