This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 78 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of plants is known as A) Plants. B) Preservation. C) Germination. D) Botany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Botany. 2. A comb is a tool used to make the wells in the gel. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. What shape did Watson and Crick think DNA had? A) 2 strands. B) 3 Strands. C) 4 Strands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 Strands. 4. The following letters are an example of ..... dd A) Homozygous recessive. B) Homozygous dominant. C) Dominant. D) Recessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homozygous recessive. 5. A term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms. A) Recombinant DNA. B) Clone. C) Plasmid. D) Transgenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transgenic. 6. In the field of medical advancement, one of the earliest developments in the field recombinant DNA technology is the production of ....., which is mainly used in the treatment of diabetes. A) Insulin. B) BTCorn. C) Flvr-Svr Tomato. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulin. 7. Define Bacterium. A) The power house of the cell. B) A piece of genetic structure in bacteria. C) A single bacteria. D) An exact copy of an organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A single bacteria. 8. Which is a positive result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture? A) Increased use of pesticides. B) Increased cost. C) Increased use of preservatives. D) Increased yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased yield. 9. Salmon, genetically modified salmon, what do they do? A) Editing salt-tolerant genes to make them grow faster. B) Growth Hormone genes are edited into fish to make them grow faster. C) Raised with Recombinant DNA to grow quickly. D) Raised with Growth Hormone from bacteria to make them grow faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growth Hormone genes are edited into fish to make them grow faster. 10. Any heritable change in the nucleotide sequence caused due to errors in DNA replication, chemical agents, or environmental factors. A) Nondisjuction. B) Mutations. C) Abnormalities. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutations. 11. What does the following word part mean:Photo A) Heat. B) To make. C) Heat. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light. 12. What is the importance of enzymes in the process of genetic engineering? A) They help in identifying the desired gene. B) They insert the modified plasmid into the bacterial host cell. C) They cut open the bacterial plasmid. D) They remove the plasmid from the bacterial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cut open the bacterial plasmid. 13. A short sequence of DNA can best be described as an ..... A) Gene. B) Chromosome. C) Genome. D) Chromatin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene. 14. Choosing to crossbreed organisms from different species to get the best desired traits from both (beefalo, mule) A) Hybridization. B) Recombinant DNA. C) Inbreeding. D) Selectivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hybridization. 15. Which of the following is associated with being a "carrier" ? A) Non-tongue roller. B) Rr. C) CHR. D) CHR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHR. 16. Shows even if only one parent passes on the gene A) Recessive. B) Regulatory gene. C) Dominant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominant. 17. Genetic variation is created when making cuttings. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. How many techniques are used to manipulate DNA A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 19. This organelle is used during Translation by attaching to the mRNA because it is used to makes proteins ..... A) Lysosome. B) Golgi Apparatus. C) Endoplasmic Reticulum. D) Ribosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribosome. 20. Before transgenic animals, farmers practiced selective breeding. An example is crossing a horse with a donkey to produce a: A) Race horse. B) Kangaroo. C) Mule. D) Gelding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mule. 21. What was the source of phytoene synthase gene that was used to create the golden rice? A) Corn. B) Rice. C) Banana. D) Eggplant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn. 22. DNA codes for (or makes) a ..... ? A) Protein. B) Life form. C) Chromosome. D) MRNA strand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 23. An organism that contains genes from two or more organisms is called ..... A) Plasmid. B) Transformation. C) Clone. D) Transgenic. E) PCR-Polymerase Chain Reactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transgenic. 24. What does Artificial Selection involve? A) When humans breed only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation. B) Organisms that have the same genes as the organism from which it was produced. C) The natural process that occurs without human influence. D) The process of transferring a gene from the DNA of one organism into another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When humans breed only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation. 25. ..... is the creation of an organism that is an exact copy of another organism. A) Selective breeding. B) Phenotype. C) Genotype. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloning. 26. Individuals born with better traits are more likely to "win" and survive. A) Survival of the Fittest. B) Overproduction. C) Inheritance of Traits. D) Variation. E) Struggle to Survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Survival of the Fittest. 27. State the term for a pattern of DNA fragments that are unique to a person. A) Plasmid. B) DNA fingerprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA fingerprint. 28. Genetic mutations can be ..... A) Harmful only. B) Beneficial, harmful, or neutral. C) Beneficial only. D) Neutral only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficial, harmful, or neutral. 29. Which of the following is not an advantage of GMO? A) GMOs can be used to create more nutritious food such as golden rice. B) GMOs can be used to create pest-resistant crops such as BT eggplant and corn. C) GMOs can be used to create new viruses resistant to medications. D) GMOs can be used to create new medicines that are cruelty free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GMOs can be used to create new viruses resistant to medications. 30. Recombinant DNA can also be abbreviated A) Just DNA. B) RDNA. C) Dinner. D) None of above. 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