This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of a restriction enzyme? A) To join DNA together. B) To identify the transgenic organism. C) To cut DNA. D) To insert DNA into another organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cut DNA. 2. In cloning, what is the purpose of the surrogate mother? A) Donate her DNA. B) Donate her egg cell. C) Incubate and carry the baby until birth. D) Nothing. She's useless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incubate and carry the baby until birth. 3. What is hybridization in the context of breeding organisms? A) The process of creating a new species by combining traits from the same species. B) The process of breeding organisms that show 2 traits in order to produce offspring that express both traits. C) The process of breeding organisms to produce offspring with fewer traits than the parents. D) The process of breeding organisms to produce offspring that are identical to the parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of breeding organisms that show 2 traits in order to produce offspring that express both traits. 4. The biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA that makes up a gene. A) Principle of superposition. B) Genetic engineering. C) Variations. D) Mutations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic engineering. 5. Recombinant DNA is when a scientist puts a human gene into a ..... to produce the protein needed to treat a disease. A) Bacteria. B) Virus. C) RNA. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 6. How are scientists able to produce a type of corn that will repel insects? A) By soaking corn seeds in insect spray. B) By altering the temperature of soil so the insects will die. C) By not spraying the corn plants. D) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. 7. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is found in the ..... of a cell. A) Nucleus. B) Nucleolus. C) Cytoplasm. D) Cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 8. What is the main objective of Happicuppa? A) To promote coffee. B) To provide information on GMOs. C) To discourage the consumption of coffee. D) To promote literacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide information on GMOs. 9. Trait causing someone to have more than 5 fingers on a hand A) Polydactyly. B) Cystic fibrosis. C) Huntington's Disease. D) Sickle-cell anemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polydactyly. 10. Which of the following examples was NOT made by using recombinant DNA? A) Insulin producing bacteria. B) Dog breeds. C) BT Corn. D) Glow animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog breeds. 11. Which statement correctly explains why bacteria are used in biotechnology? A) Bacteria reproduce slowly. B) Bacteria need complex molecules. C) Bacteria can make complex molecules. D) Bacteria are all pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria can make complex molecules. 12. For centuries, certain animals have been crossed to produceoffspring that have desirable qualities. Dogs have beenmated to produce Labradors, beagles, and poodles. All ofthese dogs look and behave very differently from oneanother. This technique of producing organisms withspecific qualities is known as A) Gene replication. B) Natural selection. C) Random mutation. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding. 13. Technique for identifying and characterizing genes from two different populations A) Subtractive Hybridization. B) SAGE. C) TOGA. D) DIKES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtractive Hybridization. 14. Which of these is not a use of DNA profiling? A) Solving Crime. B) Screening for diseases. C) Paternity Testing. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic Engineering. 15. Site directed mutagenesis refers A) Creation of Mutation at defined site. B) Creation of Mutation at random. C) Creation of mutation at products. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation of Mutation at defined site. 16. Which is an application of genetic engineering? A) Destroying all bacteria. B) Creating synthetic insulin. C) Producing cells from nonliving material. D) Preventing weeds from spreading to farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating synthetic insulin. 17. A condition in which cells contain multiple, complete sets of chromosomes is: A) Polymetrics. B) Polygrip. C) Polyploidy. D) Polygenetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyploidy. 18. What is the original cause of eutrophication? A) Too many herbivores. B) Too much oxygen. C) Excess fertilizer. D) Too many predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excess fertilizer. 19. Dolly the sheep was created in 1997, she represents what? A) Selective breeding. B) A hybrid animal. C) The first cloned mammal. D) A transgenic animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first cloned mammal. 20. The corn borer caterpillar caused about ..... dollars in damage. A) One thousand. B) Ten thousand. C) One million. D) One billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One billion. 21. The enzyme that reads DNA to make RNA is called A) DNA polymerase. B) MRNAase. C) RNAse. D) RNA polymerase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RNA polymerase. 22. This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait. A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) Cloning. C) DNA Fingerprinting. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic Engineering. 23. Which of the following traits is not inherited? A) Language spoken. B) Blood type. C) Eye color. D) Height. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language spoken. 24. If a person has type B blood, the phenotype is B. What can the genotype be? A) IAIA or IAi. B) IAIB. C) IBIB or IBi. D) Ii. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IBIB or IBi. 25. Contains genes from other species transferred from one species to another. A) Transgenic. B) Polyploidy. C) Clone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transgenic. 26. How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 27. What is the correct order for the steps in genetic engineering? A) Cutting, Transformation, Expression, Cloning. B) Ligation, Transformation, Expression, Cloning. C) Isolation, Cloning, Cutting, Expression. D) Isolation, Cutting, Ligation, Transformation, Cloning, Expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolation, Cutting, Ligation, Transformation, Cloning, Expression. 28. Why are bacteria genetically modified to produce human insulin? A) To help people with type 2 diabetes who produce too much insulin. B) To help people with type 1 diabetes who produce too much insulin. C) To help people with type 1 diabetes who cannot produce their own insulin. D) To help people with type 2 diabetes who cannot produce their own insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help people with type 1 diabetes who cannot produce their own insulin. 29. For FISH and CISH anlysis, chromosomes must be in either ..... A) Interphase or metaphase. B) Interphase & telophase. C) Interphase 7 Anaphase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interphase or metaphase. 30. Most DNA molecules are too large to be analyzed, so biologists cut them into smaller fragments using A) None are correct. B) Restriction enzymes (also called endonucleases). C) Restriction lipids (also called endonucleases). D) Recombinant enzymes (also called endonucleases). 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