This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The base pair thymine always pairs with which other base pair? A) Guanine. B) Adenine. C) Cytosine. D) Thymine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adenine. 2. What was the first purposefully genetically modified crop? A) Hurculex I Corn. B) Knockout Corn. C) Endless Summer Tomatoes. D) Flavor Savor Tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flavor Savor Tomatoes. 3. True of False:Genes are cut out of the donor DNA using enzymes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. ..... is the process of inserting a gene from one organism into the DNA of another organism A) Gene splicing. B) Gene insertion. C) Gene therapy. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene splicing. 5. What is selective breeding? A) Having many sets of chromosomes. B) A method of improving a species by allowing only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. C) Technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular gene. D) Circular DNA molecule found in bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A method of improving a species by allowing only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. 6. Reverse transcription..... A) Sticks pieces of DNA together. B) Produces mRNA from DNA coding for the gene of interest. C) Produces the gene of interest from its mRNA sequence. D) Causes the gene of interest to be translated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produces the gene of interest from its mRNA sequence. 7. The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called A) Theories. B) Genes. C) Variations. D) Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variations. 8. During which stage does this occur:"Human DNA and the bacteria plasmid are cut using restriction enzymes" A) Isolation. B) Insertion. C) Transformation. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cutting. 9. Heterozygous is when..... A) The alleles are the same. B) The alleles are different. C) The alleles are absent. D) The alleles are present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The alleles are different. 10. Transfer of genes into patient cells outside the body is referred as A) In vivo gene therapy. B) Ex vivo gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ex vivo gene therapy. 11. A breeder who wants to intensify desirable traits in a species may practice: A) Induced mutation. B) Polyploidy. C) Inbreeding. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inbreeding. 12. No two people have the same DNA except A) Mother and child. B) Father and child. C) Fraternal twins. D) Identical twins . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identical twins . 13. Which of the following is not a component of a nucleotide? A) Sugar. B) Protein. C) Nitrogenous bases. D) Phosphate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protein. 14. Which of the following is NOT a tool used in genetic engineering? A) Plasmid. B) Restriction enzyme. C) DNA ligase. D) DNA helicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA helicase. 15. An exact copy of an organism. A) Selective breeding. B) Clone. C) Polyploidy. D) Hybrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clone. 16. It is the process of breeding an organism that are genetically similar to maintain desired traits. It keeps each breed unique from others. A) Selective breeding. B) Cloning. C) Inbreeding. D) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inbreeding. 17. Which woud require the use of recombinant DNA? A) Engineering bacteria to produce insulin. B) Crossing 2 varieties of apple. C) Breeding a donkey and horse to make a mule. D) Creating a polyploid banana tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engineering bacteria to produce insulin. 18. A variation in one nucleotide found in at least 1% of the population is a A) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). B) DNA fingerprint. C) Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). D) Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). 19. Through biomedical research, scientists have engineered a way to create mechanical prosthetic to allow amputees movement. A) Harmful. B) Beneficial. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficial. 20. What type of gene mutation shown in FIGURE 1.Normal DNA AAC TGA GGC CTT CTTLeu Thr Pro Glu GluAbnormal DNAAAC TGA GGC CAT CTTLeu Thr Pro Val Glu FIGURE 1 A) Base inversion. B) Base Insertion. C) Base Substitution. D) Base Deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Base Substitution. 21. Why genetic engineering is beneficial to society? A) It improves crop varieties to meet the demand of increasing human population. B) Production of human proteins using bacteria is a great help in the field of medicine. C) Transgenic plants and transgenic animals play a great role in our economic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Identify whether the statements are correct.I. Genetic Engineering can be used to address environmental issues.II. Genetic engineering has the potential to greatly improve the health and welfare of agricultural animals. A) Statement I is correct. B) Statement II is correct. C) Both statement I and II are correct. D) Both statement I and II are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both statement I and II are correct. 23. What is responsible for carrying impulses to the brain A) Rods and cones. B) Optic Nerve. C) Vitreous humour. D) Fovea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic Nerve. 24. Which of the following is an example of a beneficial mutation? A) When an organism becomes unable to reproduce. B) When an organism develops immunity to a disease. C) When an organism's body becomes deformed. D) When an organism's lifespan becomes shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When an organism develops immunity to a disease. 25. The pKiwi plasmid glows when put under a black light A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 26. Genetic engineering is an artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA in order to modify an organism. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 27. Breeding of organism that genetically similar to maintain desired traits. A) Artificial Selection. B) Cloning. C) Selective Breeding. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inbreeding. 28. Genetic engineering is used to produce more needed genetically engineered medicines. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 29. What new technology could be used to cure malaria? A) Cryotherapy. B) Anti-aging therapy. C) Genetic engineering. D) Vaccines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic engineering. 30. How does genetic engineering contribute to the development of drought-resistant crops? A) By introducing genes that code for drought resistance into crop plants. B) By removing genes that code for drought resistance from crop plants. C) By exposing crop plants to extreme drought conditions. D) By increasing the water content in crop plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By introducing genes that code for drought resistance into crop plants. ← 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