MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program
SCOPE OF TEST CODE # 39 – BIOTECHNOLOGY
WRITTEN EXAM -100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
8 % HEALTH AND SAFETY
16%APPLIED MANUFACTURING PROCESS
48 % LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS
8% CELL CULTURE
12 % SOLUTION PREPARATION
8% Biotechnology Applied Mathematics
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE # 39 – BIOTECHNOLOGY
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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
Biotechnology: A Laboratory Course 2nd edit, by Jeffrey Becker, Guy Caldwell and Eve Zachgo
Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology by Lisa Seidman and Cynthia Moore
Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology: A Guide for Teachers by Helen Kreuzer and Adrianne Massey
Biotechnology Explorations: Applying the Fundamentals by Judith Scheppler, Patricia Cassin, and Rosa Gambier
Introduction to Biotechnology by William Thieman, Michael Palladino
Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium (2007) by Ellyn Daugherty
Paradigm Pub, St. Paul, MN
ISBN 0-7638-2282-J
Biotechnology Lab Manual (2007) by Ellyn Daugherty
Paradigm Pub, St. Paul, MN
ISBN 0-7638-2902-1
Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology by Lisa A. Seidman and Cynthia J. Moore
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
ISBN 013-795535-9
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
Cells grown in an incubator are not dividing as fast as they normally would. The first step in troubleshooting would be to:
a. order new cells.
b. add water to the incubator.
c. replace CO2 tank.
* d. check temperature of the incubator.
An inverted microscope is differs from a standard microscope because the:
a. Objectives are located beneath the stage.
b. Light source is located above the specimen.
c. Microscope slide cannot be observed with a standard microscope.
* d. Both A and B.
* indicates correct answer
THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 7/2008
MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #39 BIOTECHNOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
18 % Maintain Microorganisms in Culture
- Preparation of agar plates for autoclave
- Label, streak and incubate colonies
- Isolation of bacterial colony from a mixture of bacteria
29% - PREPARE AND EXAMINE BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
- Gram Stain slide and Determine Status
- Use binocular compound microscope
- Identification of biological specimens
29% - PREPARATION OF SOLUTIONS
- pH Meter calibration
- Preparation of a pH adjusted solution
18% SEPARATE COMPOUNDS FROM MIXTURES
- Perform Size Exclusion Chromatography to separate compounds
6% Safety
- Knowledge of safety and procedures, CDC, CLIA, OSHA
UNIFORM:
Candidates are expected to dress in a professional manner and no open toed shoes will be allowed. A lab coat is recommended.
BASIC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY):
Safety Glasses (worn as needed)
Pens and Pencils
ADDITIONAL LAB EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
NO BOOKS OR NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED.
You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
UPDATED: 3/2010
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