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Someone who is able to use, manage, understand, and access technology is considered to be:
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Technologically Literate
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The student organization for technology education is:
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Technology Student Association
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The invention ofthe wheel improved:
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Transportation
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We are ble to reduce the negative impacts on the environment and other technologies when the needs of technological innovations are balanced with the:
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Environment
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What age are we living in?
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Information
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What is the most significant technological development thus far in the Information Age?
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Integrated Circuit
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The military use of rockets and gun powder first occurred during the:
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Middle Age
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During the industrial age, factory growth led people to:
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migrate to cities for jobs.
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What are the steps for the Universal System Model?
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Input, Process, Output, Feedback
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Why is it important to follow a formal problem solving method?
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You deal with problems logically
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When you look back and evaluate, it enables you to:
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make adjustments if necessary
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Which unit of measure is used for both weight and volume in the US Customary?
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ounces
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Which unit of measurement is used to calculate area?
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square feet
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The most common linear measurement device is the:
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ruler
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What type of sketch shows the front view as if a person were looking directly at it?
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oblique
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A sketch that shows the object as the human eye or camera would see it is known as:
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perspective
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Why do we communicate?
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To Inform
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In research, gathering information that is already known is:
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retrieving
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When it comes to technology assessment, normative and exploratory are both types of what?
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Forecasting
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Which type of construction includes the building and remodeling of factories and other industrial structures?
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Industrial
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Projects that consist of structures intended for public use, such as roadways and bridges?
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Public Works
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Messages can be retrieved from a:
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Storage Media
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Town homes and condominiums are examples
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Residental
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A body at rest tends to remain at rest, and a body in motion tends to remain in motion according to:
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Newtons First Law of Motion
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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but it can be convertted from one form to another according to:
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Law of Conservation of Energy
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The Application of force that moves an object a certain distance is:
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Work
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The amount of work in a given amount of time is
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Power
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Energy in motion is
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Kinetic Energy
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Stored Energy is
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Potential Energy
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Discussing how various inventions impact people is an example of integrating which discipline into technology education
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Social Studies
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What is accomplished by using a database and word processor together?
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Mail Merge
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What is used to automate repetitive calculations?
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Spreadsheet
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How does an engineer represent a system of electronic components?
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Schematic
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What if you have a small injury?
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Tell the teacher
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After you clearly define the problem you should?
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Explore all possible solutions
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Observation and evaluation of results
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engages the feedback loop
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A technical report is an example of integrating which discipline into technology?
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Language Arts
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Which forecasting technique depends on the professional opinions of experts?
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Delphi Study
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A vessel is most commonly associated with which type of transportation?
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Water
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A dirigible is which type of transportation
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land
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Which is the designer of the message?
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Sender
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The direction of a vehicle is controlled by which vehicular subsystem?
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Control
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After a message has been received it must be
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Decoded
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The weight of a vehicle is supported by which vehicular subsystem?
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Suspension
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Magazine ads and television commercials are examples of what communication purpose?
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Persuading
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Which is a communication system encoding device?
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Telephone
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Textbooks are an example of using communication to:
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Educate
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What vehicular subsystem accommodates a vehicles cargo and forms the basic framework of the vehicle?
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Structural
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The movement of goods and people outside the earths atmosphere is an example of which transportation type?
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Air
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To automate the management of different types of data one would use:
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Database Software
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When building a solution to a problem it is important to test its performance because:
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Evaluation enables you to correct or improve its performance
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The movement of people or goods from one place to another is the sole purpose of what system?
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Transportation
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Providing chip clearance so that pieces of the material do not interfere with the [positioning and machining is an example of:
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Good tooling design
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Quadraphonic and aquaculture are assisted in the development of hardier stocks of fish and crops.These are examples:
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Biosources
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When you look back and evaluate, it enables you to:
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Make adjustments if necessary
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Testbooks are an example of using communication to
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educate
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Tables and graphs should be included in what sections of the technical report?
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results
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Background information is included in what section of the technical report?
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Introduction
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What is the basic unit of measurement for length in the metric system?
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Meter
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What does the element section of the technical report relay to the reader?
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What the reader whats to know
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In problem solving when exploring all possible solutions
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consider the consequences of each
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Magazine ads and television commercials are examples of what communication purpose?
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persuading
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The use of traffic signals to direct and guide serves what purpose of communication?
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controlling
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The first process of the communication system is
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designing
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Which is a communication system encoding device?
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Telephone
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Balance proportion contrast variety harmony unity and rhythm are all associated with:
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Principles of design
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The freezing and boiling points of water respectively in the U.S Customary system are:
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32 and 212
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The universal systems model utilizes the following steps:
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Input, process, output, and feedback
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A dirigible is which type of transportation?
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Air
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Manufacturing large quantities of a product all the time is know as:
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Continuous production
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Which tooling design principle is true concerning the drilling jig?
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Has one reference point
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Machine tool operation that is controlled by numerical commands from a computer is.
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CNC
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A device that acts only as a holding device for production lines is a
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Toggle switch
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Using one computer system to control many functions of the manufacturing system is:
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CIM
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IN material processing the changing of shape of material with pressure is
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forming
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Moving material in as you need them reducing the need for warehouse space is:
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Just in time inventory
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Projects that consist of structures intended for public us such as roadways and bridges is
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Public works
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The type of construction that builds dwelling in which people live is:
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Residential
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An example of input in the building construction systems approach is
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Concrete block
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A vessel is most commonly associated with which type of transportation
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Water
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The system used to maintain vehicles and other transportation technologies is known as
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support
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The weight of a vehicle is supported by which vehicular subsystem
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suspension
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An accelerator for an automobile is a method to achieve what
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control
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Guidance systems provide a vehicle with information concerning
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control
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The direction of a vehicle is controlled by which vehicular subsystem?
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Control
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Manufacturing a single unique product to a customers specifications is
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custom production
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The manufacturing process includes:
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Evert hing from designing to servicing products
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Ablueprint for a house is what part of a construction system?
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Input
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Materials that are used to support heavy loads or to hold a structure rigid are:
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Structural materials
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction according to
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Newtons Third Law of Motion
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The application of force that moves an object a certain distance is
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work
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The amount of work in a given amount of time
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power
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WHat may be used to monitor the health of the environment with biosensors?
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Biotechnology
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What cleans pollution by degrading complex chemicals into simple substances?
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biotechnology
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Bacteria can be used to produce human insulin through manipulation of
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genes
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What helps crops become resistant to insects and pests without the use of as much pesticide
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Biotechnology
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Using living organisms or parts of living organisms to mine ores like gold and copper is
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bioprocessing
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What has been used to produce a more human like synthetic insulin?
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Cloning
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The making of cheese and bread is an example
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Traditional biotechnology
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In technology exploratory and normative are two types of:
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Forecasting
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