This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 59 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of guide RNA (gRNA)? A) It helps the cell repair the DNA. B) Recognizes PAM sequences and opens up the DNA. C) Ensures that Cas9 cuts at the right point in the DNA by binding to the correct sequence. D) Makes a cut across both strands of DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ensures that Cas9 cuts at the right point in the DNA by binding to the correct sequence. 2. Beginning of a food chain; plants and vegetables A) Modifications. B) Ecosystem. C) Producer. D) Fish Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 3. True or False:Everyone thinks that GM foods are safe and healthy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Selective breeding is also known as A) New organisms. B) DNA mix up. C) Artificial selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artificial selection. 5. A substitution 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: C) A base pair is replaced with a different base pair. 6. Which substance was needed to join the insulin gene to the bacterial DNA as shown? A) A specific carbohydrate. B) Antibodies. C) Hormones. D) A specific enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A specific enzyme. 7. Is it possible for a type A mother and type B father to have a type O child A) No. B) Yes if they are both homozygous. C) Yes if they are both heteozygous. D) Yes if there is a mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes if they are both heteozygous. 8. Bacteria containing DNA from a foreign donor A) Host Organism. B) Recombinant DNA. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Plasmid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Host Organism. 9. Which gene is responsible for making the bacteria resistant to ampicillin? A) Vehicle. B) Bla. C) PGLO. D) GFP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bla. 10. Issues that refer to people's moral values or the code of conduct by which they live A) Ethical issues. B) Social issues. C) Cultural issues. D) Legal issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical issues. 11. Which is a type of restriction enzyme? A) Amylase. B) EcoRI. C) Protease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EcoRI. 12. ..... is a method widely used in molecular biology to rapidly make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample allowing scientists to take a very small sample of DNA and amplify it to a large enough amount to study in detail. A) DNA. B) GMO. C) RNA. D) PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PCR. 13. The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder. A) Karyotype. B) Gene Therapy. C) Mutation. D) Multiple Alleles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene Therapy. 14. What type of charge does DNA have the it helpful during the process of electropheresis A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 15. The first step to genetic engineering is: A) Isolate gene of interest. B) Reconnect DNA fragments. C) Cut DNA strand. D) Produce proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolate gene of interest. 16. What DNA technology makes millions of copies of a segment of DNA? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Genetic Engineering. C) PCR Amplification. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PCR Amplification. 17. A clone is created using which technique? A) Gene splicing. B) Selective breeding. C) Recombinant DNA technology. D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. 18. An application of using DNA technology to help environmental scientists would be ..... A) Use PCR to analyze DNA at a crime scene. B) Make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria. C) Clone the gene for human growth hormone to treat pituitary dwarfism. D) Create a tobacco plant that glows in the dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria. 19. Hen animals with desired characteristics are mated to produce offspring with thosedesired traits A) Cloning. B) Hybridization. C) Selective breeding. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hybridization. 20. With this technique, many copies of DNA segment in a few hours are created A) PDR. B) PNR. C) Dinner. D) PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PCR. 21. Genomic library construction is concerned with ..... A) Antibiotics. B) Regeneration. C) Gene isolation. D) Protein production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene isolation. 22. During the process of translation, ..... matches a nucleic acid codon with the proper amino acid. A) ATP. B) A ribosome. C) MRNA. D) Polymerase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MRNA. 23. What did Mary Anning's findings help scientists learn? A) That Earth is more than 300 million years old. B) That evolution takes place by small, gradual steps. C) That some animals existed in the past but no longer today. D) That species do not change over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That some animals existed in the past but no longer today. 24. What type of macromolecule is an enzyme? A) Protein. B) Carbohydrate. C) Nucleic acid. D) Lipid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 25. During ..... a cell takes in DNA from outside the cell. A) Mutation. B) Distillation. C) Transformation. D) Recombination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformation. 26. Electrophoresis is a method of A) Separating DNA fragments. B) Separating colored compounds on a strip of paper. C) Indicating the presence of starch. D) Changing the genetic code of an organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separating DNA fragments. 27. Process of making changes to the DNA code of living things. A) Selective breeding. B) Inbreeding. C) Genetic engineering. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic engineering. 28. Bacterial cells have been genetically engineered to produce useful substances such as human ..... to treat diabetes. A) Insulin. B) Glucose. C) Glycogen. D) Glucagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glucose. 29. Other types of bacteria may grow in differently sized or shaped colonies, allowing the ..... to differentiate the bacteria. A) Ecotourist. B) Microbiologist. C) Biochemist. D) Chemist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microbiologist. 30. The resulting "spliced" gene is termed as the A) Restriction enzymes. B) Recombinant DNA. 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