This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 60 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recombinant DNA is proven important in all categories EXCEPT A) Education. B) Vaccines. C) Protein therapies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 2. The production of a messenger RNA molecule is called ..... A) Translation. B) Polymerase. C) Transcription. D) Replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transcription. 3. In order for natural selection to occur, what must exist in a species? A) Stability. B) Low mutation rate. C) Variation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variation. 4. What kind of plasmid name it A) M13. B) PLASMID you. C) PBR322. D) Ri PLASMID. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PLASMID you. 5. What have scientists used to create larger vegetables and fruits? A) Artificial Intelligence. B) Crop Insertion. C) Selective Breeding. D) Pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective Breeding. 6. A mutation that decreases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce A) Harmful mutation. B) Helpful mutation. C) Neutral mutation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmful mutation. 7. To increase yields A) Increase productivity. B) Product manufacturers. C) Genetic manipulation is unnatural. D) Demand pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase productivity. 8. What is the most important characteristic of DNA? A) It can mutate. B) It can grow. C) It can duplicate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can duplicate. 9. When we use genetic engineering to get rid of a genetic disease, this is called ..... A) Gene therapy. B) Gene authoring. C) Genetic transfer. D) Gene jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 10. These are ancient practices of genetic engineering EXCEPT. A) Selective breeding. B) Recombinant technology. C) Inbreeding. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recombinant technology. 11. Why do humans use selective breeding? A) They use it for fun and because it is cool. B) They want to see what different type of species they can come up with. C) To pass desired traits on to the next generation of organisms. D) To make beautiful animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pass desired traits on to the next generation of organisms. 12. Most common vector used in genetic engineering techniques A) Bacteriophage and plasmid. B) Enzymes and plasmid. C) Plasmid and DNA. D) Restriction enzymes and DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteriophage and plasmid. 13. If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood? A) 50%. B) 75%. C) 25%. D) 0%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50%. 14. A farmer grows beans that he sells to local markets. Over a period of 40 years, the farmer has identified the plants that produced the most beans and only used those beans to produce new plants. This procedure is part of the process of A) Gene splicing. B) Cloning. C) Selective breeding. D) Replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective breeding. 15. What is the current reality regarding pre-selecting humans based on medical conditions? A) It is a hypothetical scenario. B) It is illegal in most countries. C) It is a controversial topic with no consensus. D) It is already happening through genetic testing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is already happening through genetic testing. 16. The first step in the transformation of a bacterium to produce A) Extract the insulin producing gene from a healthy human. B) Plasmids will be cut with the same restriction enzyme used to cut the desired gene. C) Donor gene is then spliced or annealed into the plasmid using DNA ligase as the glue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extract the insulin producing gene from a healthy human. 17. Transgenetic oraganisms are ..... A) Organisms that belong to the same family. B) Extinct. C) Organisms that contain genes from other organisms. D) Organisms with missing cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organisms that contain genes from other organisms. 18. The Human Genome Project has helped with which of the following? A) Developing customized treatments for people with genetic disorders. B) Diagnosing and treating diseases. C) Better understanding of human genetic diseases. D) Mapping where specific genes are located within the human genome. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 19. Which genetic engineering technique separates DNA fragments based on their size? A) CRISPR. B) PCR. C) Gene Cloning. D) Gel Electrophoresis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gel Electrophoresis. 20. What is the significance of DNA in determining physical appearance? A) DNA contains the genetic information that determines an individual's physical appearance. B) Physical appearance is determined by a combination of astrology and genetics. C) Physical appearance is determined solely by environmental factors. D) DNA has no role in determining physical appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA contains the genetic information that determines an individual's physical appearance. 21. ATTTGAGCC-OriginalATTGAGCC-MutatedThe example above is an example of a A) Deletion. B) Insertion. C) Substitution. D) Point mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deletion. 22. What are the environmental impacts of genetic engineering in agriculture? A) Increased use of chemical pesticides and herbicides, potential harm to non-target organisms, and the development of herbicide-resistant weeds. B) Decreased use of chemical pesticides and herbicides. C) No impact on non-target organisms. D) Decreased development of herbicide-resistant weeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased use of chemical pesticides and herbicides, potential harm to non-target organisms, and the development of herbicide-resistant weeds. 23. How were the vast majority of crop species created? A) By random mutation. B) Through genetic engineering. C) Through natural occurrence. D) By using traditional breeding practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By using traditional breeding practices. 24. What is a nucletide? A) The set of 2 chemical bases. B) The set of 2 chemical bases, the sugar and the phosphate molecule. C) The set of 2 codons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The set of 2 chemical bases, the sugar and the phosphate molecule. 25. Inbreeding is a type of A) Genetic engineering. B) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective breeding. 26. Agricultural companies have failed to convince consumers that ..... are safe. A) Stem cells. B) Super soldiers. C) Designer babies. D) GM foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GM foods. 27. Which enzymes used to cut the DNA A) Polymerases. B) Alkaline Phosphatase. C) Restriction endonuclease. D) Nucleases. E) Ligase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction endonuclease. 28. A couple wants to concieve a baby who does not have the disease that the parents do ..... what is one thing they could do to achieve this? A) Do a genetic test to select an embryo for IVF. B) Use stem cells to grow a baby from scratch. C) Complete a Gel electrophoresis profile. D) Use pcr to make copies of DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do a genetic test to select an embryo for IVF. 29. What does the Greek word lysis mean? A) Spin. B) Separate. C) Cut. D) Remove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separate. 30. Which list shows the steps to genetic engineering in the correct order? A) Cut DNA-Make Recombinant DNA-Extract DNA. B) Make Recombinant DNA-Cut DNA-Extract DNA. C) Extract DNA-Make Recombinant DNA-Cut DNA. D) Extract DNA-Cut DNA-Make Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extract DNA-Cut DNA-Make Recombinant DNA. ← 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