This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process of attaching fragments of DNA from different sources is known as A) Ligases. B) Restriction enzymes. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Gene splicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene splicing. 2. What is the process called when a cell receives new DNA in genetic engineering? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cell division. C) Transformation. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformation. 3. Crossing individuals that are closely related. A) Transformation. B) Inbreeding. C) Pharming. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inbreeding. 4. Real time PCR is also known as A) Assymmetric PCR. B) NESTED PCR. C) Reverse Transcription PCR. D) Quantitative PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quantitative PCR. 5. A person with a genetic disease that codes for a specific protein could be a candidate for which of the following? A) Cloning. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Gel electrophoresis. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene therapy. 6. What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype AO? A) Blood Type A. B) Blood Type O. C) OO. D) AA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood Type A. 7. Two people believe they are related. Which would be the best technique to determine if they are related? A) Examining karyotypes. B) Testing for genetic disorders. C) Comparing DNA. D) Testing blood types. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparing DNA. 8. Which animal was cloned first? (Hint:1997) A) Mouse. B) Sheep. C) Wolf. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheep. 9. ATTTGAGCC-Original ATTGAGCC-Mutated The example above is an example of a A) Insertion-Frameshift. B) Deletion-Substitution. C) Deletion-Frameshift. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deletion-Frameshift. 10. What is the role of the eustachian tube? A) To control sound vibrations. B) To equalise pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To equalise pressure. 11. Restriction enzyme could be used to cut DNA because the shape of each (a) ..... is complementary to each (b) ..... A) Sticky endsb) sequence DNA. B) Palindromic nucleotide b) nucleotides. C) Blunt endsb) co factors. D) Recognition siteb) active site. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recognition siteb) active site. 12. The breeding of organisms to produce desired traits A) Selective Breeding. B) Plasmid. C) Gene Therapy. D) Human Genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective Breeding. 13. Genetic Engineering means A) DNA cutting/splicing. B) DNA editing/splicing and transfer. C) A new species of life made from DNA editing/splicing. D) Editing/splicing and transferring DNA into living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Editing/splicing and transferring DNA into living things. 14. The diagram to the right represents DNA fingerprints which are the result of gel electrophoresis done on several DNA samples found at a crime scene. Which suspect is linked to the crime scene based on this DNA analysis? A) Suspect C. B) Suspect D. C) Suspect A. D) Suspect B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspect C. 15. DNA fingerprinting works because A) Most genes are dominant. B) The most important genes are different among most people. C) No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA. D) Most people have DNA that contains repeats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA. 16. Separation of DNA using electric current is called ..... ? A) Polymerage chain reaction. B) Chromosome painting. C) Gel Electrophoresis. D) Restrictive Enzyme Sorting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gel Electrophoresis. 17. Making changes in the DNA of an organism is A) Genetic engineering. B) GMO. C) Gene therapy. D) Electrophoresis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 18. What is the role of restriction enzymes? A) To combine the human insulin gene and plasmid. B) To cut specific sequence in a DNA strand. C) To restrict the binding of plasmids. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cut specific sequence in a DNA strand. 19. Nitrogen bases are joined by which type of bond? A) Polar bonds. B) Deoxyribose bonds. C) Phosphate bonds. D) Hydrogen bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen bonds. 20. Which would be reduced as a result of the development of pest-resistant crops? A) Use of organic fertilizers. B) Practice of hydroponic farming techniques. C) Use of chemical insecticides. D) Practice of crop rotation techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use of chemical insecticides. 21. Which of the following terms refers to the different possibilities of a gene? A) Chromosome. B) DNA. C) Punnett Squares. D) Alleles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alleles. 22. ..... is the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. A) Genetic Engineering. B) Genetics. C) Chromosomal Mutations. D) Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic Engineering. 23. What is a Hybrid in biology? A) A type of animal. B) A cross between two different living creatures. C) A car that runs on gas and a battery. D) A glass bottle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cross between two different living creatures. 24. Genes are found on A) Chromosomes. B) Lysosomes. C) Endoplasmic reticulum. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chromosomes. 25. Through genetic engineering, scientists developed a new technology that combines two different fragments of DNA from two different organisms to create new targeted trait, what is this new technology? A) Genetics Cut. B) Spliced Gene Technique. C) DNA recombinant technology. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA recombinant technology. 26. During the 3rd stage "Insertion", The human gene is placed into the plasmid loop and ..... glues the two pieces together A) Restriction enzyme. B) DNA Ligase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA Ligase. 27. Americans use genetically modified insulin, according to them without GMOs, the demand of insulin would not be met. What is this organism that can produce insulin? A) Bacteria. B) Plant. C) Human. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 28. Primers are used to begin each cycle of A) Transformation. B) Gel electrophoresis. C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). D) DNA double helix separation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). 29. Combining DNA from two sources is known as A) Recombinant DNA. B) Transformation. C) Vector. D) Gene cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recombinant DNA. 30. What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence? A) The Human Genome Project. B) The Gene Sequencing Project. C) The Nuremberg Trials. D) The DNA Fingerprinting Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Human Genome Project. ← 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