Question

What is biotechnology? Mention any two advantages of biotechnology.

Answer 1

The application of biological techniques to obtain important products which can be used for human welfare is called biotechnology.

Advantages of biotechnology:

• Improvement of plants and animal breeds to give a high yield of their products.
  
• Pests and pathogen control in agriculture which will reduce the loss of yield in food crops.
  
• Synthesis of biocatalyst which can be used for enhancing the reactions which can be carried out in vitro or laboratory conditions.
  
• Sewage treatment or water recycling can be done with the help of transgenic microbes which have better efficiency and speed.