This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 31 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The resort is popular with ..... who are keen to leave as little impact on the environment as possible. A) Ecotourists. B) Super soldiers. C) Designer babies. D) Microbiologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecotourists. 2. What is the function of DNA ligase? A) Attach the insulin gene to the cut plasmid. B) Create sticky ends on the insulin gene. C) Create sticky ends on the plasmid. D) To allow complementary base pairing between insulin gene and plasmid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attach the insulin gene to the cut plasmid. 3. Identify if the given effect of Genetic Engineering if Pros or Cons.The amount of diversity developed can be less favorable. A) Pros. B) Cons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cons. 4. In rabbits, an EXTRA FLUFFY tail is a dominant trait and a NORMAL size tail is a recessive trait. Mr. Rabbit is homozygous dominant (EE) and Mrs. Rabbit is heterozygous (Ee). What is Mrs. Rabbit's phenotype? A) Extra fluffy. B) Eh. C) EE. D) None of the above. E) Normal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extra fluffy. 5. What process is used to determine if two DNA samples match? A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) Agar Plating. C) PCR. D) Population Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel Electrophoresis. 6. Which of the following best describes a "virus?" A) Viruses are MUCH larger than cells. B) An "agent" that infects a host; it's microscopic. C) A type of protein that causes infections. D) A type of cell that causes infections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An "agent" that infects a host; it's microscopic. 7. Dr. Sinuhin has successfully created a recombinant DNA. To make copies of this genetic material for the purpose of his research, what process must he perform? A) Screening. B) Host introduction. C) Ligation. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloning. 8. What is the process of turning DNA into mRNA? A) Translation. B) Transcription. C) Trapezoid. D) Central Dogma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transcription. 9. ..... is defined as changing the genetic material of an organism by removing, changing or inserting individual genes A) BIOTECHNOLOGY. B) Genetic engineering. C) SELECTIVE BREEDING. D) CLONING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic engineering. 10. Name of bacteria which produces Human insuline by genetic engineering? A) Malaria. B) Fungi. C) E-Coli. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E-Coli. 11. What is the role of insulin in our body? A) To maintain calcium level. B) To maintain blood glucose level. C) To maintain blood pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To maintain blood glucose level. 12. A breeder of a champion german shepard wants to make an exact copy of his champion dog. Which process can solve this problem. A) Gene therapy. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Genome sequencing. D) Organism cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organism cloning. 13. True or false:Bacteria can reproduce very quickly and large amounts of insulin can be produced in a short amount of time. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. True or false:Identical twins are genetic clones A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. What is the concern about cloning that can affect the balance of nature and could cause unexpected problems for the environment? A) Cloning Animals. B) Gene Therapy. C) Changes in Nature. D) Fairness and Access. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes in Nature. 16. How are Incomplete Dominance and Co Dominance different than a normal Mendelian cross? A) There is only one phenotype regardless of genotype. B) There is no heterozygous genotype. C) There is no difference. D) The heterozygous genotype has a unique phenotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The heterozygous genotype has a unique phenotype. 17. Is this quote pro-genetic engineering or con?"Genetic disease is usually caused by just a single letter mutation. If we can find that and change it, we might be able to make a cure." A) Pro(support genetic engineering). B) Con(against genetic engineering). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pro(support genetic engineering). 18. Which enzyme glues DNA together? A) Ligase. B) Sugarcane. C) Polymerase. D) Helicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligase. 19. Fermentation is the process of sugars being broken down by ..... of microorganisms in the absence of ..... A) Enzymes, glucose. B) Fungus, carbon dioxide. C) Enzymes, oxygen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enzymes, oxygen. 20. Bacteria that feed upon decaying organic matter in the soil would best be described as which one of the following? A) Heterotrophic. B) Eukaryotic. C) Autotrophic. D) Cyanobacteria. E) Prokaryotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heterotrophic. 21. Which is not the correct step in the process of genetic engineering. A) Extraction of DNA from the source organism. B) Production of the gametic cell. C) Modification of the gene. D) Insertion of gene to the host cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production of the gametic cell. 22. What is the purpose of genetic engineering in the pharmaceutical industry? A) To create new species. B) To obtain recombinant DNA. C) To improve the food industry. D) To produce proteins and medical substances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To produce proteins and medical substances. 23. Causes someone to have trouble distinguishing between certain colors A) Color Blindness. B) Hemophilia. C) Cystic Fibrosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color Blindness. 24. Restriction enzymes can cut one of two ways:straight through the DNA, creating "blunt ends" that are ..... or creating "sticky ends" that are ..... in genetic engineering. A) Not very useful, also not very useful. B) Very useful, not very useful. C) Not very useful, very useful. D) Very useful, also very useful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not very useful, very useful. 25. Unattached earlobes (E) is dominant. Attached earlobes (e) is recessive. A woman with the genotype (Ee) and a man with the genotype (ee) have a child. What is the probability that the child is heterozygous? A) 75%. B) 50%. C) 25%. D) 0%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50%. 26. The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment A) Adaptation. B) Fitness. C) Evolution. D) Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fitness. 27. In gel electrophoresis, which DNA Fragments move farthest from the starting point? A) Large Fragments. B) Small Fragments. C) Medium Fragments. D) Smooth Fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small Fragments. 28. Identify the reason some people are against genetically modifying food crops A) They have an increased yield. B) New varieties can be developed. C) Pollen produced by the plants could be toxic and harm insects that transfer it between plants. D) They can be made herbicide resistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollen produced by the plants could be toxic and harm insects that transfer it between plants. 29. An insertion/additon mutation occurs when A) A base pair is missing from the DNA strand. B) A base pair is added to the DNA strand. C) A base pair is replaced with a different base pair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A base pair is added to the DNA strand. 30. Which of these will not create a transgenic organism? A) Editing a gene of a carrot plant. B) Transferring a carrot plant gene to another carrot plant. C) Transferring a carrot plant gene to a corn plant. D) Transferring a carrot plant gene to a cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Editing a gene of a carrot plant. ← 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