This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 73 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gene editing does not use gene constructs, and as consequence, the transformed plants do not have reporter genes. What is the fastest way to identify successfully transformed plants in this case? A) DNA sequencing. B) Wait for the plant to express the desired trait. C) The reporter gene is inserted after the gene editing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA sequencing. 2. In ....., an absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene. A) Human Genome Project. B) Clones. C) GMO's. D) Stem Cells. E) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gene Therapy. 3. Which of the following are supposed benefits of GMO plants? A) Increased food production. B) Better resistance to diseases and weather conditions. C) Increased nutritional value. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 4. Which type of organism would be most suited for genetic modification? A) Bacterium. B) Yeast. C) Strawberry Plant. D) None of the above. E) Any, depending on desired outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Any, depending on desired outcome. 5. When using restriction enzymes, what is used to glue together DNA fragments A) Ligases. B) Plasmids. C) Bacteriophages. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligases. 6. Its main goals were to sequence all 3.3 billion base pairs in humans and map the location of all human genes A) Human Gnome Projection. B) Human Genome Project. C) Gel electrophoresis. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Genome Project. 7. Mutations affect the ..... of a protein. Because of this the proteins ..... is affected as well. A) Gene, function. B) Sequence, gene. C) Shape, function. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shape, function. 8. Using lab techniques to correct mistakes in DNA that control diseases such as hemophilia and Parkinson's is known as ..... A) Gene therapy. B) Bacterial Transformation. C) Selective breeding. D) Animal husbandry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 9. What type of gene mutation has occurred here? T-G-A-C-C-AT-G-A-C-C-A-A A) Substitution. B) Deletion. C) Insertion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insertion. 10. What is golden rice an example of? A) A genetically modified organism to address nutritional deficiencies. B) A new species of rice resistant to pests. C) A type of rice that can grow in arid conditions. D) A rice variant that cooks faster than regular rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A genetically modified organism to address nutritional deficiencies. 11. Which golden rice line has the most vitamin A? A) 16. B) 4. C) 32. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 32. 12. Genetic modification is innovative and evolving in the medicalcommunity and is currently being used in clinical trials. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. What do we call the shape a DNA molecule takes? A) Double-stranded. B) Double helix. C) Sugar-phosphate backbone. D) Pentagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double helix. 14. What is the goal of using genetic engineering in agriculture? A) To increase disease resistance in crops and livestock. B) To create new species of plants and animals. C) To eliminate the need for traditional farming methods. D) To produce larger quantities of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To increase disease resistance in crops and livestock. 15. Thanks to Rosalind Franklin, a high resolution picture of DNA was made, this was thannks to ..... A) Microscope investigation. B) X-Ray crystallography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-Ray crystallography. 16. Why are there fewer ethical concerns associated with selective breeding than with other forms of genetic engineering? A) Selective breeding increases diversity of species. B) Selective breeding is never used on animals, only plants. C) Selective breeding occurs naturally without human intervention. D) Selective breeding does not involve directly modifying an organism's DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding does not involve directly modifying an organism's DNA. 17. The purpose of PCR is to: A) Analyze the length of DNA. B) Copy short segments of DNA. C) Move DNA into a cell. D) Cut DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copy short segments of DNA. 18. ..... in 1975 developed the procedure for DNA transfer or for the DNA blot A) Alac Jeffry. B) Kary Mullis. C) E. M. Southern. D) Georges & Cesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E. M. Southern. 19. An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will A) Shrink. B) Swell. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shrink. 20. It is the process of manipulating genes to have the desired trait. A) Artificial selection. B) Genetic engineering. C) Gene splicing. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificial selection. 21. The gene of clotting factor IX is introduced to various bacterial species and allows them to produce the protein. A) Gene Therapy. B) Pharmaceuticals. C) Agriculture. D) Bioremediation. E) Genetic Testing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pharmaceuticals. 22. The enzyme portion of this complex is called ..... A) Lysozyme. B) CRISPR. C) Trust. D) Replicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trust. 23. Amino Acids link together to form? A) Protein. B) DNA. C) Carbohydrates. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 24. Restriction enzymes are also commonly known as biological scissors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Is this quote pro-genetic engineering or con?"To have a genetically-modified embryo be carried by a cat or dog is inhumane." A) Pro(support genetic engineering). B) Con(against genetic engineering). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Con(against genetic engineering). 26. Two selective breeding techniques are? A) Cloning and Genetic Engineering. B) Cloning and Inbreeding. C) Inbreeding and Genetic Engineering. D) Inbreeding and Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inbreeding and Hybridization. 27. DNA replication runs from ..... ' to ..... ' and is said to be ..... A) 5, 3, antiparallel. B) 3, 5, antiparallel. C) 5, 3, parallel. D) 3, 5, parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5, 3, antiparallel. 28. In molecular cloning, a ..... is used to insert a fragment of DNA into the host cell. A) Bacterium. B) Plasmid. C) Virus. D) DNA fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasmid. 29. DNA is turned to RNA and then to Protein is called what? A) Central Dogma. B) Theory of Everything. C) DNA. D) RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Dogma. 30. Based on the notes, how can technology help with genetic engineering? A) It can prevent disorders with a 100% success rate. B) It can be used to add, or modify genes directly into living things. C) It has no ethical issues. D) It can cause birth defects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can be used to add, or modify genes directly into living things. ← 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