This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 81 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources A) Clone. B) Plasmid. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Transgenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recombinant DNA. 2. How are viruses used in gene therapy? A) To carry new genes into cells. B) To attack the immune system. C) To infect disease-causing bacteria. D) To kill cancer cells that have "suicide genes". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry new genes into cells. 3. The enzyme used in DNA replication is ..... A) Transcriptase. B) RNA polymerase. C) DNA polymerase. D) DNA nuclease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA polymerase. 4. Even though she wasn't the first man-made clone, what made Dolly so unique? A) She remains the only cloned animal to live more than one year. B) She remains the only cloned animal that could reproduce. C) She was the first cloned mammal. D) She was the first animal cloned from an adult cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was the first animal cloned from an adult cell. 5. Hybridization is ..... A) Selective Breeding between two inbred organisms. B) Selective Breeding within a population. C) Selective Breeding between two unrelated organisms. D) Selective Breeding within a species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective Breeding between two unrelated organisms. 6. The process by which modern organism have descended from ancient organisms A) Evolution. B) Hybridization. C) Artificial selection. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolution. 7. Body cells can be called somatic cells. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. Function of cones in the retina A) Detect black and white. B) Detect colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detect colour. 9. Enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides A) Nucleotide. B) Vector. C) DNA Primer. D) DNA polymerase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA polymerase. 10. Besides the nucleus, which other organelle in your cell has DNA in it? A) Ribosomes. B) Vacuoles. C) Lysosomes. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitochondria. 11. ..... is the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. A) Genetics. B) Biotechnology. C) PCR. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotechnology. 12. Method of breeding animals which only allows the ones with desired traits to reproduce is called ..... A) Natural selection. B) Selective breeding / artificial selection. C) Natural reproduction or gene splicing. D) Expensive breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective breeding / artificial selection. 13. Which one of the following would be described as "anthropogenic" ? A) Water backing up behind a beaver dam. B) Logging a forest. C) The dinosaurs going extinct. D) A mudslide burying a stream. E) A volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logging a forest. 14. Undifferentiated cells that can become any cell in the body are called ..... A) Zygotes. B) Gametes. C) Somatic Cells. D) Stem Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stem Cells. 15. Which of the following is an example of a transgenic organism that has been developed? A) Goats that produce spider silk in their milk. B) Tomatoes engineered to stay fresh longer. C) Cabbage that produces scorpion venom. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Why does PCR require a specific type of polymerase? A) Taq polymerase can withstand the range of temperatures in PCR without denaturing. B) Taq polymerase is the most inexpensive type of polymerase. C) Taq polymerase is the most common type of polymerase. D) A specific type of polymerase is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taq polymerase can withstand the range of temperatures in PCR without denaturing. 17. Your friend wants to humiliate a former friend by posting embarrassing photos on social media but you persuade him not to. Your behavior is ..... A) Ethical. B) Unethical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical. 18. If you want to make a GM crop that is purple, what is the first thing you need to do? A) Find a plant that is naturally purple. B) Paint a plant purple. C) Use an enzyme to cut a gene out of a plant. D) Use a virus to insert a gene into a plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Find a plant that is naturally purple. 19. Who was given credit for determining the shape of DNA? A) Avery. B) Watson and Darwin. C) Watson and Crick. D) Franklin and Crick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watson and Crick. 20. Mandatory GMO labeling A) Mandatory labelling of GM food. B) Opposed labelling of GM food. C) Organic labelling of GM food. D) To require labelling of GM food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandatory labelling of GM food. 21. The complementary strand of this DNA, AATGCT is ..... A) TOUGH. B) UUACGA. C) THE HUGE. D) TTACGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TTACGA. 22. A protein that binds to the operator and blocks the RNA polymerase A) Regulator. B) Repressor. C) Corepressor. D) Activator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repressor. 23. It is the method use to identify if a cell acquire a recombinant DNA. A) Electroporation. B) Heat shock treatment. C) Polymerase chain reaction. D) Biolistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat shock treatment. 24. A lab technique used in crime fighting to prove a suspects innocence or guilt is known as: A) PCR. B) Genetic engineering. C) Electrophoresis. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrophoresis. 25. In order to continue life, DNA must A) Replicate. B) Breed. C) Mutate. D) Mate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replicate. 26. Which of the following describes recombinant DNA technology? A) Mating of organisms with desirable qualities. B) Insertion of genes into cells that makes the cells into "factories" to make products. C) Enhancing or disrupting the traits of a target organism either mating or molecular technique. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insertion of genes into cells that makes the cells into "factories" to make products. 27. An identical genetic copy of an organism is a A) Polyploid. B) Clone. C) Twin. D) DNA fingerprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clone. 28. Identify the INSERTION mutation form the following:ATG CCA AAT A) ATC CA AT. B) ATG TCA AAT. C) ATG CCA AAT. D) ATG CCT AAA T. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ATG CCT AAA T. 29. A DNA fingerprint is made using what technique? A) Electrophoresis. B) Karyotyping. C) PCR. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrophoresis. 30. What is a phenotype A) The genetic make up (code). B) The physical trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The physical trait. ← 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