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Which is generally regarded is the first product of ancient biotechnology?

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  1. Rubber

  2. Opium

  3. Alcohol

  4. Wax

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Our early ancestors used microorganisms to make cheese, yoghurt and bread. They also made alcoholic drinks like beer and wine. All of these foods and drinks are made by fermentation. Fermentation is the process that many microorganisms (yeasts, moulds and bacteria) use to convert sugars into energy. The products generated from fermentation affect the nature of the food that the microorganism is in - carbon dioxide causes bread to rise, lactic acid makes yoghurt sour, and alcohol is produced in the formation of beer and wine. Fermentation was probably discovered by accident, and our early ancestors didn’t know how it worked. Some societies thought fermentation was a miracle or gift from their god.
So the correct option is 'alcohol'.

Yeast yields

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  1. Vitamin ${ B } _{ 12 }$

  2. Tocopherol

  3. Riboflavin

  4. Ascorbic acid

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Riboflavin (vitamin B$ _{2}$) is part of the vitamin B group. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN and as such required for a variety of flavoprotein enzyme reactions including activation of other vitamins. Various biotechnological processes have been developed for industrial scale riboflavin biosynthesis using different microorganisms, including filamentous fungi such as Ashbya gossypii, Candida famata and Candida flaveri, as well as the bacteria Corynebacterium ammoniagenes and Bacillus subtilis. Strains of yeast of the species Candida famata also used to synthesis ribiflavin. Thus, option C is correct. Microorganism Acetobacter is used to yield ascorbic acid. Thus, option D is wrong. Yeast does not yields tocopherol and vitamin B$ _{12}$. Thus, option A and B are wrong.

Which of the following is used to promote the growth of new blood vessels, thus help in wound healing?

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  1. Humulin

  2. TPA

  3. TGF-$\beta$

  4. $\alpha$-1 antitrypsin

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Correct Option: C