This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Golden rice is an example of a GMO that was created to fight malnutrition by providing people with more Beta-carotene, which is needed for the body to make vitamin A. Why is Vitamin A important? A) It prevents malaria. B) Too little vitamin A can lead to blindness and illness. C) It is essential for building muscle. D) Too little vitamin A can lead to seizures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too little vitamin A can lead to blindness and illness. 2. Which is MOST important for biotechnology professionals who work with the general public? A) Able to read road maps. B) Practice lab safety. C) Have a good fashion sense. D) Communicate effectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicate effectively. 3. Which would most likely increase the amount of money made from agriculture in NC A) Tomatoes that are resistant to disease. B) Tomatoes that taste the same. C) Tomatoes that are more expensive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomatoes that are resistant to disease. 4. Which application of biotechnology is of greatest economic benefit to North Carolina? A) Development of livestock that produce higher quality meat. B) Development of crops that can be grown in extremely dry environments. C) Development of crops that can be grown in extremely low temperatures. D) Development of livestock that are more domesticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Development of livestock that produce higher quality meat. 5. Produce energy for cellular process, the "power house" of the cell A) Mitochondria. B) Nucleus. C) Cell Wall. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitochondria. 6. The process of making changes to a DNA code of living organisms is called A) Selective breeding. B) Inbreeding. C) Genetic Engineering. D) Gene Modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic Engineering. 7. The shape of DNA is: A) Double helix. B) Spiral. C) Circular. D) Chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double helix. 8. Dr. Ian Wilmut continues to do stem cell research for the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, but he is best known as the scientist who: A) Cloned Dolly. B) Sterilized milk. C) Discovered DNA. D) Invented genetically modified foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloned Dolly. 9. Genes from ..... have been inserted into some major crops as a way to help them withstand harsh environments. A) Bacteria. B) Weeds. C) Animals. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weeds. 10. Which of these is an ethical issue in the field of biotechnology? A) The cost is very expensive. B) We can live longer and healthier lives. C) Sometimes the harm outweighs the good. D) Public opinion of the technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sometimes the harm outweighs the good. 11. Two humans believe they are related. Which would be the best technique to determine if they are related? A) Testing blood types. B) Testing for genetic disorders. C) Examining karyotypes. D) Comparing DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing DNA. 12. In 1978 the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in: A) Russia. B) China. C) England. D) Pittsburgh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 13. A biotechnologist who specializes in aquaculture would work MOSTLY with: A) Fish. B) Plants. C) Bacteria. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fish. 14. What percentage of the human genome codes for proteins A) 25%. B) 2%. C) 10%. D) 98%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2%. 15. Which is an example of genetic engineering? A) Corn is modified so it is larger. B) Dogs are bred to have favorable traits from both parents. C) Cells are grown into body parts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn is modified so it is larger. 16. Which is one possible human benefit from biotechnology research? A) Producing crops that can grow in areas where they normally do not grow. B) Producing new types of disease-causing viruses. C) Increasing the ability to turn ocean water to freshwater. D) Creating new types of buildings that can withstand hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producing crops that can grow in areas where they normally do not grow. 17. Administers first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in the pre-hospital setting. The first to assist with a car accident and emergencies A) ENT. B) EKG. C) ELO. D) EMT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EMT. 18. What are ethics? A) Harm outweighs the evil. B) Good outweigh the good. C) Benefits outweigh the harm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benefits outweigh the harm. 19. What is the science of forensics deal with? A) Farming (plants and animals). B) Crime. C) Medical. D) Computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crime. 20. It is the transfer of genes into the somatic cells of the patient A) Somatic cell therapy. B) Cell gene therapy. C) Somatication. D) Somatic cell gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic cell gene therapy. 21. ..... uses biotechnology to improve the medical field and our health. A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Environmental Biotechnology. C) Medical Biotechnology. D) Consumer goods biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical Biotechnology. 22. What would be a positive reason to genetically alter Fraser Fir trees in North Carolina to make them more resistant to rot? A) By producing crops that are frost resistant. B) By making robots to replace large farm machines. C) The population of fir trees would increase and grow healthier. D) By increasing the use of wind farms that produce electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The population of fir trees would increase and grow healthier. 23. Which practice is an example of biotechnology? A) Observing the migratory habits of butterflies. B) Analyzing the vitamin content of an apple. C) Altering (changing) tomatoes to grow in adverse conditions. D) Monitoring seismic (volcanic) activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altering (changing) tomatoes to grow in adverse conditions. 24. Tomatoes are genetically modified to have a longer shelf life, slowing the ripening and softening of the tomato. Which best describes a concern people have with eating genetically modified tomatoes? A) Genetically-modified tomatoes do not taste as good as regular tomatoes. B) Genetically-modified tomatoes are more expensive than regular tomatoes. C) The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could change the DNA of the person eating the tomato. D) The tomatoes taste like chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could change the DNA of the person eating the tomato. 25. The large size of today's turkey is a result of A) Genetically modifying the turkey DNA. B) Selectively breeding the turkey for desirable traits. C) Commercially raised turkeys are no different than turkeys found in the wild. D) Turkey's DNA have been modified with the gene of vulture which gives the turkey its large size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selectively breeding the turkey for desirable traits. 26. Biotechnology is developing a new source for rennin. The old way to get rennin was from: A) Lemon peels. B) Sheep liver extract. C) Ground horse?s hooves. D) Inside a calf?s stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inside a calf?s stomach. 27. What should a person working in a biotech laboratory do if he/she has long hair? A) Cut it short. B) Wear a hair net or pin it back. C) Use hair spray to keep the hair in place. D) No special care is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wear a hair net or pin it back. 28. Jennie's friend, Molly, has a beautiful African violet. Molly removes a stem and leaves from the African violet and puts it in soil, hoping to grow an African violet for Jennie. This is an example of what type of asexual reproduction? A) Cloning. B) Creeping. C) Canteens. D) Cuttings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cuttings. 29. Process of both finding and recording the locations of genes A) Biofuels. B) Cloning/micropropagation. C) Gene mapping. D) Base pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene mapping. 30. Which of the following describes how we could use genetic modification? A) It allows for a large amount of medications to be produced. B) It helps with the pollution in Earth's oceans. C) It can help us alter genes in crops to become insect-resistant. D) It can increase the amount of non-renewable resources. 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