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7.5 Food production

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Question 17
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Human insulin used to treat people with diabetes is produced by genetically modified bacteria. Which statement describes how this is done?

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A

Insulin is taken from the pancreas of a pig, then purified before it is used

B

A gene from a bacterium is put into a human cell, which then makes insulin

C

Bacteria are treated with a mutagen until one of them starts to make insulin

D

The human insulin gene is put into a bacterium, which is then cultured

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7.5 Food production Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /7.5 Food production

42 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.5 Food production, covering 7.5.1 Factors affecting food security, 7.5.2 Farming techniques, 7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries, and 7.5.4 Role of biotechnology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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