This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 56 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vector-vehicle used to transfer something; in this case, we are using the plasmid as a vehicle to transfer A) None. B) New genes to bacteria. C) Bacteria to gene genes. D) Enzymes to new genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New genes to bacteria. 2. DNA strands can be clipped crosswise at selected positions by using enzymes called A) Restriction endonucleases. B) Ligases. C) Palindromes. D) DNA polymerases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restriction endonucleases. 3. "Dolly" was a sheep developed from an egg cell of her motherthat had its nucleus replaced by a nucleus from a body cell ofher mother. As a result of this technique, Dolly was A) No longer able to reproduce. B) Genetically identical to her mother. C) Able to have a longer lifespan. D) Unable to mate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetically identical to her mother. 4. What is the significance of using antibiotic resistance markers in the selection of transformed cells? A) They increase the mutation rate in transformed cells. B) They reduce the efficiency of transformation. C) They prevent the growth of transformed cells. D) They allow for the identification and isolation of transformed cells from non-transformed cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They allow for the identification and isolation of transformed cells from non-transformed cells. 5. What is the continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics. A) Inbreeding. B) Focused Breeding. C) Hybridization. D) Systematic Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inbreeding. 6. Which plant was developed from a wild plant called teosinte? A) Cabbage. B) Maize (corn). C) Kale. D) Broccoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maize (corn). 7. Embryo transplantation enables animals to be created that are clones of each other but not clones of the parent. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. A technology in which the genetic material of a living cell is modified A) Artificial Selection. B) Genetic Engineering. C) Genetically Modified Organism. D) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic Engineering. 9. Risks of genetic engineering includes A) GM crop seeds are often more expensive. B) Cause allergic reactions. C) Pollen produced by the plants could be toxic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is the US government's response to gene editing? A) Banning all forms of genetic engineering. B) Encouraging the DIY genetics movement. C) Setting up an FBI task force to monitor gene editing activities. D) Investing in research to advance gene editing technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting up an FBI task force to monitor gene editing activities. 11. Should you undertake any research without ethical approval A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 12. What does dominant trait mean? A) It is stronger. B) It is more common. C) It is less common. D) It has been genetically engineered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is more common. 13. What does the following word part mean:Synthesis A) To eat/consume. B) To swallow/devour. C) To make. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make. 14. TransGENIC organisms are created using A) Genetic engineering. B) Gel electrophoresis . C) Inbreeding. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 15. From a single monkey, an animal breeder claims that he hassuccessfully cloned two monkeys. He displays the twomonkeys, a male and a female, to the public. The claim ofthe breeder should be rejected because the monkeys A) Developed from more than one sperm cell. B) Have the same parents. C) Are of two different sexes. D) Are twins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are of two different sexes. 16. Which part of DNA is used to create a DNA fingerprint? A) All of it. B) The part that codes for traits. C) The noncoding parts with repeating sequences. D) All of the noncoding parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The noncoding parts with repeating sequences. 17. An example of ethic issues impacted by biotechnology is A) Human nature. B) Religious belief. C) Both answers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers. 18. What is the potential impact of modifying the genome of humans? A) It could alter the entire gene pool of humanity. B) It will have no significant impact. C) It will only affect a small group of individuals. D) It is impossible to predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could alter the entire gene pool of humanity. 19. An advantage of using reverse transcriptase is that the resulting DNA does NOT have A) Plasmids. B) MRNA. C) Introns. D) Exons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introns. 20. Concerns about genetically modified organisms include A) Risk to human health. B) Seed /Pollen drift to Organic Farms. C) May be harmful to ecosystems. D) All of there are Valid Concerns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of there are Valid Concerns. 21. True or False? A tightly wound bundle of DNA is a chromosome. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. The small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell used as a biological vector (used to transfer DNA from one organism to another) A) Plasmid. B) Helix. C) Nucleotide. D) Clone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasmid. 23. What was the first cloned animal? A) Beth the Goat. B) Dolly the Sheep. C) Milton the Mouse. D) Robby the Rat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dolly the Sheep. 24. Which of the following best describes the function of restriction enzymes? A) Repairing DNA. B) Cutting DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting DNA. 25. DNA molecule segment is:TTACGCAAGThe mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ..... mutation. A) Substitution. B) Insertion. C) Inversion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substitution. 26. State the term for combining DNA from 2 different organisms. A) Plasmid. B) DNA recombination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA recombination. 27. Transgenic organisms are organisms that contain ..... A) One or more human genes. B) Genes from other species. C) Cells of another organism. D) Genes of only one parent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genes from other species. 28. Genetic Engineering has not changed the way we interact with living things A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. What is necessary to ensure the safe and ethical use of genetic engineering? A) Rigorous testing and oversight. B) Careful consideration of ethical and moral principles. C) Building trust in genetic engineering. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. A cloned sheep is identical to A) The sheep who donated its egg cell. B) The sheep who donated its nucleus. C) The surrogate sheep. D) Its father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sheep who donated its nucleus. ← 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