This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bioinformatics deal primarily with biological information maintained in: A) A storage facility. B) A logbook. C) A database. D) A locked safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A database. 2. Fabric detergents are becoming more effective because of the addition of enzymes to their active ingredients. This is an example of: A) Agricultural biotechnology. B) Food and consumer goods biotechnology. C) Environmental biotechnology. D) Medical biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food and consumer goods biotechnology. 3. Which is a step in the process of producing transgenic bacteria? A) A plasmid is used to replace a faulty gene in a human cell. B) A human gene is inserted into a bacterial plasmid. C) A mutation is produced in a bacterial cell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A human gene is inserted into a bacterial plasmid. 4. What is one of the main purposes for why scientists study the human genome project? A) To understand human disease and aid in creation of treatments. B) To understand why humans exist. C) To study how the human brain is like a computer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand human disease and aid in creation of treatments. 5. Which are most closely related to biotech? A) Medicine and agriculture. B) Water treatment and electricity generation. C) Construction and engineering. D) Communication and information technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medicine and agriculture. 6. A cloned pig has a diploid chromosome number of 35. What is the diploid A) 35. B) 23. C) 17.5. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35. 7. Roderick recently earned his doctoral degree Which job is he MOST LIKELY pursuing? A) Technical writer. B) Sales representative. C) Veterinary technician. D) Research scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research scientist. 8. What would be a benefit of a genetically modified fish? A) It eats more than regular fish. B) It grows faster than regular fish. C) Producing cells from nonliving material. D) Preventing weeds from spreading to farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It grows faster than regular fish. 9. What are some examples of biotechnology being used in agriculture? A) Crop irrigation. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Gentically modified crops. D) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gentically modified crops. 10. DNA is wound tightly to form a .....? A) DNA. B) Chromosome. C) Gene. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chromosome. 11. Why do you use a new pipette tip on the micropipette every time you get a new sample? A) To avoid contaminating the other samples. B) To use as many tools as you can. C) The pipette tips disappear after being used. D) None of these reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To avoid contaminating the other samples. 12. To cut DNA molecules into pieces at specific sequences of nucleotides, genetic engineers use A) Restriction enzymes. B) Insulin. C) Bacteria. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restriction enzymes. 13. What is the science of agriculture deal with? A) Farming (plant and animals). B) Crime. C) Medical. D) Computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming (plant and animals). 14. How can it be verified that an animal is a transgenic organism? A) Its DNA contains a gene(s) from another organism. B) Its DNA can be found in a bacterium. C) It lacks any DNA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its DNA contains a gene(s) from another organism. 15. The process in which large numbers of identical recombinant DNA molecules are produced is called? A) Test cross. B) Cloning. C) Selective breeding. D) Transgenic organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloning. 16. All of the following are advantages (things that are helpful) of GMO's EXCEPT: A) Pest resistant crops. B) Unknown long term health effects. C) More nutritional foods. D) Creating more human insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unknown long term health effects. 17. Which group of plants has the greatest diversity (i.e. the most species) living today? A) Gymnosperms. B) Lycophyta. C) Bryophyta. D) Angiosperms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angiosperms. 18. Which is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment? A) By producing crops that are virus resistant. B) By reducing the need for countries to import food. C) By making robots to replace large farm machines. D) By increasing the use of wind farms that produce electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By reducing the need for countries to import food. 19. Which type of Genetic Engineering can assist detectives in a forensic investigation at a crime scene. A) Recombinat DNA technology. B) Selective breeding. C) Cloning. D) DNA fingerprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA fingerprinting. 20. Original:ATC CATMutation:ATC GCATWhat mutation occurred? A) Deletion. B) Insertion. C) Silent. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insertion. 21. Which of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture? A) Producing better-tasting fruits. B) Reducing the loss of crops to insects. C) Increasing crop yield. D) Improving farm machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improving farm machinery. 22. What was one of the foals of the Human Genome Project? A) To determine how DNA was copied in humans. B) To determine the nucleotide sequence and gene location of the entire human genome. C) To determine how proteins were made in humans. D) To determine particular mutations in the human genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To determine the nucleotide sequence and gene location of the entire human genome. 23. What would increase the money made by farmers in North Carolina through biotechnology? A) Tomatoes that are different in color. B) Tomatoes that are smaller. C) Tomatoes that taste the same. D) Tomatoes that are resistant to disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomatoes that are resistant to disease. 24. Which would most likely increase the amount of money made from agriculture in North Carolina? A) Sweet potatoes that are a different color. B) Sweet potatoes that are resistant to disease. C) Sweet potatoes that are more expensive. D) Sweet potatoes that taste the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet potatoes that are resistant to disease. 25. DNA fingerprinting is used in A) Forensic science. B) Paternal disputes. C) Research work. D) All of the aove. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the aove. 26. Which person would not use biotechnologies in their job? A) A pharmacist. B) A farmer. C) A doctor. D) An architect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An architect. 27. A rhizome is a(n): A) Plant cutting. B) Underground stem. C) Flower. D) Bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underground stem. 28. SAEs should be planned A) At home with parent/guardian. B) In the classroom. C) On the job with employers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 29. There is a fungus which is used to break down a wood preservative that contaminates the soil near old sawmills. A) Industry. B) Medicine. C) Environment. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 30. A scientist who works in forest biotechnology might use biotechnology to produce: A) Trees that won?t burn during forest fires. B) Better irrigation systems. C) Better tools for chopping down trees. D) Insect-resistant trees. 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