Chapter 2: Science, Technology, and Society 

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Agricultural Biotechnology

________: a collection of scientific techniques, including genetic engineering, that are used to create, improve, or modify plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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Technology

________: the application of scientific knowledge of materials and processes to benefit people.

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Louis Pasteur

In the mid- 1800s, ________, a French scientist, discovered the cause of most infectious diseases.

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Intellectual Property

________: any type of creative work that has financial value and is protected by law.

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Constraints

________: Design restrictions for products from outside factors.

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Control System

________: a device or collection of devices that monitors a system.

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Scientific Processes

________ are used to gain knowledge to explain and predict natural occurrences.

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Negative Consequences

The ________ are the environmental problems created by drilling for oil, air pollution, and disposal of unwanted cars.

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Society

a group of people that share similar values and beliefs

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Ethics

help scientists establish standards that they agree to follow when they collect, analyze, and report data

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Scientist

someone who has knowledge about science

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Engineer

A researcher who is responsible for bringing technology to the consumer

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Constraints

Design restrictions for products from outside factors

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Computer Simulation

uses a computer to imitate the process to collect data or to test a process or procedure

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Prototype

a full-scale model that is used to test a new product

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Pilot Plane

a smaller version of the real production equipment that closely models actual manufacturing conditions

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Patent

a legal document granted by the government giving an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specific number of years

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