This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. DNA can be cut into shorter sequences by proteins known as A) Polymerases. B) Restriction enzymes. C) Haploytes. D) Restriction fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction enzymes. 2. Which is another term for selective breeding? A) Artificial selection. B) Natural Selection. C) Intelligent selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificial selection. 3. Which organelle is the location where protein is made? A) Cytoplasm. B) Ribosome. C) Nucleotide. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosome. 4. Creating an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. A) Selective breeding. B) Hybridization. C) Inbreeding. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloning. 5. Which phrase does not describe cells cloned from a carrot? A) They are genetically identical. B) They are produced sexually. C) They have the same DNA codes. D) They have identical chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are produced sexually. 6. What is the main function of plasmids in genetic engineering? A) To modify the genetic material of an organism. B) To produce insulin in bacteria. C) To isolate genes using enzymes. D) To transfer DNA from one organism to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To transfer DNA from one organism to another. 7. Scientists have figured out a way to engineer crops that are larger and require less water to grow. A) Harmful. B) Beneficial. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficial. 8. Cell that receive recombinant DNA for cloning purpose A) DNA target. B) Plasmid. C) Gene of interest. D) Host cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Host cell. 9. Scientist commonly use bacteria in genetic engineering because bacteria ..... A) Naturally make insulin. B) Infect viruses. C) Mutate quickly. D) Can contain plasmids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can contain plasmids. 10. What is Gel electrophoresis? A) Plasmids are used to create transgenic organisms. B) The process where RNA is copied in PCR. C) A mutant series combination of human insulin. D) The process where DNA is run through a gel and sorted by size to make a DNA fingerprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process where DNA is run through a gel and sorted by size to make a DNA fingerprint. 11. Which of these is NOT a component of PCR? A) DNA fragment. B) DNA nucleotides. C) DNA polymerase. D) RNA nucleotides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RNA nucleotides. 12. What is the substance that the scissors represent? A) A carbohydrate. B) A starch molecule. C) A fat molecule. D) An enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An enzyme. 13. Why might people be against cloning? A) It's creepy. B) It can cause unknown defects. C) It is detrimental to genetic diversity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. What does CRISPR allow scientists to do? A) Delete Section of DNA Only. B) Add New Sections of DNA Only. C) Deleting, Adding, or Changing Sections of DNA. D) Creating Life From Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deleting, Adding, or Changing Sections of DNA. 15. In mammal clones which cells are used to make a clone. A) Egg cells. B) Body and egg cell with no nucleus. C) Body cells. D) Body and sperm cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body and egg cell with no nucleus. 16. A cell that has not yet differentiated into a specialized cell A) Gamete. B) Somatic cell. C) Germ cell. D) Stem cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stem cell. 17. AN ORGANISM OR MICROORGANISM WHOSE GENETIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN ALTERED BY MEANS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING A) GMO. B) GENE. C) BIO. D) SCIENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GMO. 18. What process do scientists use to make many copies of a gene? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Inbreeding. C) Hybridization. D) Polymerase Chain Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polymerase Chain Reaction. 19. Dominant alleles are represented by a: A) Male gene. B) Lowercase letter. C) Recessive trait. D) Capital letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capital letter. 20. When making a DNA Fingerprint, the gel electrophoresis machine filters the DNA by size. Which fragments make it further down in the gel? A) Shorter. B) Longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shorter. 21. DNA is ..... into mRNA, which is then ..... into a polypeptide. A) Transcribed; ribosomed. B) Translated; transcribed. C) Ribosomed; transcribed. D) Transcribed; translated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transcribed; translated. 22. If the offsprings have the blood groups O and A the genotype of parents would be A) IAIA and IAi. B) IA i and ii. C) IAIA and IAIA. D) IA i and IBi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IA i and ii. 23. Which type of variation is quantitative? A) Continuous variation. B) Discontinuous variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuous variation. 24. Does genetic engineering work on all organisms A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 25. Hybridization is a type of A) Selective breeding. B) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective breeding. 26. The process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder is called ..... A) Gene therapy. B) Plasmid therapy. C) Genetic marking. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 27. Aside from creating GMOs, scientists can also screen and harvest proteins from rDNA expression. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 28. All are negative effects of Genetic Engineering EXCEPT. A) Pest and Disease Resistance. B) New Allergens in the Food Supply. C) Enhancement of the Environment for Toxic Fungi. D) Production of new pathogen variants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pest and Disease Resistance. 29. ..... is when a gene from the DNA of one organism is moved into another. A) Genetic engineering. B) Genetic modification. C) Genetic genes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 30. What method of genetic engineering produces desired traits by only breeding organisms with specific traits? A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) PCR. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Selective Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective Breeding. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBiotechnology QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesGenetic Engineering Quiz 1Genetic Engineering Quiz 2Genetic Engineering Quiz 3Genetic Engineering Quiz 5Genetic Engineering Quiz 6Genetic Engineering Quiz 7Genetic Engineering Quiz 8Genetic Engineering Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books