This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where can you find the principal DNA chain? A) Golgi apparatus. B) Membrane. C) Nucleus. D) Ribosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 2. What is the fifth step in the transformation of a bacterium to produce human insulin A) Plasmid is then returned to bacterium and reproduces with donor gene in it. B) Plasmids will be cut with the same restriction enzyme used to cut the desired gene. C) Donor gene is then spliced or annealed into the plasmid using DNA ligase as the glue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasmid is then returned to bacterium and reproduces with donor gene in it. 3. This all is covered up when a dominant allele is present A) Co-dominant. B) Recessive. C) Dominant. D) Incomplete dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recessive. 4. Restriction endonucleases will separate the two strands of DNA at the specific base sequence by 'cutting' the sugar-phosphate backbone in an uneven way to give ..... ends or straight across to give ..... ends A) Blunt, non-blunt. B) Blunt, sticky. C) Sticky, blunt. D) Sticky, non-sticky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sticky, blunt. 5. ..... refers to an amplification process that produces genome using bacteria or bacteriophages as cloning agents. A) CDNA library. B) Genomic library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genomic library. 6. What combines together to make a protein? A) RNA. B) Ribosome. C) Amino Acid. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amino Acid. 7. Watson is Rosalind Franklin known for ..... A) Discovering the DNA for the first time. B) Taking X-ray pictures of DNA. C) Building the DNA 3D-model. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking X-ray pictures of DNA. 8. What is the role of genetic engineering in gene therapy? A) Treating genetic disorders. B) Developing new medicines and vaccines. C) Producing biopharmaceuticals and enzymes. D) Studying gene functions and genetic mechanisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treating genetic disorders. 9. Artificial selection is also known as A) Natural selection. B) Genetic manipulation. C) Selective hearing. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding. 10. What process is used to allow organisms (plants/animals) with desired characteristics to produce the next generation? (a) A) Generation Time. B) Hybridization. C) Inbreeding. D) A Selective Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Selective Breeding. 11. In the nucleus, the process where RNA is made from DNA is called ..... ? A) Transcription. B) Gene Cloning. C) PCR. D) Ribosome Deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcription. 12. Which of the following is CORRECT about host cell? A) An organism that is used to receive recombinant DNA for cloning purposes. B) An organism that prevents cloning vectors from multiplying. C) Plasmid is an example of host cell. D) Unable to receive DNA molecule through transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organism that is used to receive recombinant DNA for cloning purposes. 13. A piece of a chromosome is lost A) Deletion. B) Translocation. C) Inversion. D) Duplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deletion. 14. When cell transformation is successful, the recombinant DNA ..... A) Becomes a nucleus. B) Is treated with antibiotics. C) Undergoes mutation. D) Becomes part of the transformed cell's genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Becomes part of the transformed cell's genome. 15. The process of making changes to the DNA code of living organisms is ..... A) Restriction enzymes. B) Gel electrophoresis. C) Recombinant DNA (rDNA). D) Genetic markers. E) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Genetic engineering. 16. Genetic engineering involves DNA from only one source. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. If something is legal that means it is ethical behavior. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 18. Which of these would NOT be a case of GM (genetic modification)? A) Golden rice. B) Square watermelons. C) Cloning a mammoth. D) Glowing tobacco plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Square watermelons. 19. What is a restriction enzyme? A) An enzyme used to replicate DNA. B) An enzyme used to insert DNA into a host cell. C) An enzyme used to transcribe DNA into RNA. D) An enzyme used to translate RNA into protein. E) An enzyme used to cut DNA at specific sequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) An enzyme used to cut DNA at specific sequences. 20. The ability to use DNA to identify individuals, No two individuals have the same DNA except identical twins. A) DNA fingerprinting. B) The human genome project. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA fingerprinting. 21. Explain the process of cloning. A) Cloning is a natural process that occurs in the wild. B) Cloning involves mixing the DNA of two different organisms. C) Cloning is the process of creating a genetically identical copy of an organism. D) Cloning is the process of creating a completely different organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloning is the process of creating a genetically identical copy of an organism. 22. How many MAIN types of cloning are there? A) 2. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 23. Which organisms are most likely to survive? A) The most domesticated (tamed). B) The strongest. C) The fastest. D) The best adapted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The best adapted. 24. What is cloning? A) A method of breeding animals. B) A process of modifying an organism's characteristics. C) A technique for creating artificial intelligence. D) The creation of an identical copy of a gene or an entire organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The creation of an identical copy of a gene or an entire organism. 25. How is the recombinant plasmid expressed in the host cell? A) Protein synthesis. B) DNA replication. C) Gene splicing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein synthesis. 26. Science of changing the DNA in living organisms to create something new A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) Gene Splicing. C) Genetic Engineering. D) Artificial Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic Engineering. 27. For an organism to express the trait of interest, the rDNA must be introduced to the host. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 28. When an organism is genetically engineered, what occurs? A) The genome is identical to their parents'. B) The organism contains genes that were transferred from another organism. C) They are made using half the genomes of two different species. D) They are produced by breeding only the individuals with desired traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The organism contains genes that were transferred from another organism. 29. All species produce more offspring than can reasonably survive. Why would this be a problem? A) Limited resources. B) Predatory issues. C) Too much trait variation. D) Genetic health conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited resources. 30. The bond between two amino acids is called ..... A) Hydrogen bond. B) Peptide bond. C) Amino acid bond. D) Nothing. There isn't a name for it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peptide bond. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBiotechnology QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesGenetic Engineering Quiz 1Genetic Engineering Quiz 2Genetic Engineering Quiz 3Genetic Engineering Quiz 4Genetic Engineering Quiz 5Genetic Engineering Quiz 6Genetic Engineering Quiz 7Genetic Engineering Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books