This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All living things receive ALL their genetic traits from their: A) Parents. B) Mother. C) Father. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents. 2. One of the goals of the Human Genome Project is to A) Clone the entire human genome in bacteria. B) Determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome. C) Increase the number of genes in the human genome. D) Map the location of only the most important genes on each chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome. 3. Biotechnology is working with ....., ....., and ..... to create useful products for society. A) Food, sun, water. B) Cells, proteins, genes. C) Dogs, sheep, pigs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cells, proteins, genes. 4. In what way is genetic engineering of crops similar to the more traditional practice of artificial selection of crop varieties? A) Both methods result in a crop that has some desirable characteristic. B) Both techniques produce plants that have higher yields than previously. C) In both cases, two different crop plants are crossed to develop a new one. D) In both procedures, genes from unrelated organisms can be added to the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both methods result in a crop that has some desirable characteristic. 5. Flu vaccine that is not a shot-it is a nasal spray. A) Environment. B) Industry. C) Medicine. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medicine. 6. Treating most diseases involves a certain amount of trial and error, because some drugs or treatments are more effective for some individuals than for others. How could more precise information about variations within the human genome help doctors? A) Doctors would be able to tell patients whether or not they would survive a disease based on the patient's DNA. B) Knowing which drugs or treatments worked best on specific genotypes would help pinpoint treatments more quickly. C) It would allow doctors to alter a patient's genome so that he or she could be treated more effectively with current drugs. D) Knowing the patient's genome would provide information about how long the treatment would take once the correct drug was identified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowing which drugs or treatments worked best on specific genotypes would help pinpoint treatments more quickly. 7. What do all forms of biotechnology have in common? A) They all involve modifying an organism's genetic makeup. B) They all create intense public debate when they are first introduced. C) They all make use of living organisms to do a job or provide a service. D) They all combine the use of machines with living organisms in some way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They all make use of living organisms to do a job or provide a service. 8. Which is the most useful change made to crops using applications of biotechnology? A) Crops resist more diseases. B) Crops need more fertilizer. C) Crops take more time to grow. D) Crops use more nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops resist more diseases. 9. Which is an ethical issue surrounding the use of genetically modified foods? A) Ability to produce a lot of food quickly. B) Cost of production. C) Long-term health effects. D) Ability to grow more nutritious foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long-term health effects. 10. Small section of DNA is called? A) Clone. B) Gene. C) DNA. D) Double Helix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene. 11. Test strips that indicate the level of glucose in the blood is which area of biotech? A) Environmental Biotechnology. B) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. C) Medical Biotechnology. D) Agricultural Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical Biotechnology. 12. Which of the following statements about biotechnology is not true? A) Biotechnology is the use of nonliving substances to make living organisms or parts of living organisms. B) Biotechnology causes an increase in job opportunities in the research field. C) Biotechnology is a quickly growing field with many questions and ethical issues associated with it. D) Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to produce food, drugs or other items. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology is the use of nonliving substances to make living organisms or parts of living organisms. 13. What process occurs when bacteria are used to clean up oil spills? A) Biomedication. B) Bioremediation. C) Bioaccumulation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bioremediation. 14. Which best represents a direct benefit from biotechnology to agriculture during an extended drought period? A) Watering crops with a recycled-water irrigation system. B) Planting crops only in shaded areas. C) Genetically modifying crops to be stress-tolerant. D) Harvesting crops that have thick stems and leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetically modifying crops to be stress-tolerant. 15. The technique that Sumerians used to produce beer and bread is called A) Fermentation. B) Aviation. C) Penicillin. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fermentation. 16. Artificial selection, genetic engineering, and cloning are examples of biotechnology. Which phrase best defines biotechnology? A) The application of living things and biological processes. B) The application of living things and biological processes. C) The process of creating a genetically identical organism, cell, or piece of genetic material. D) The use of computer and other electronic devices in the field of biology . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The application of living things and biological processes. 17. What does the term economics refer to? A) Safety. B) Money. C) Ethics. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 18. A farmer is presented with two options. One option is to use a genetically modified corn plant and the other option is to use a non-genetically modified corn plant. Which of the following questions would a farmer ask to decide which corn plant to use? A) "If I use GMO corn, am I able to plant them earlier in the year and grow them later into the year because they are more resistant to colder temperatures?". B) "Will I be able to increase the amount of corn I grow due to each plant producing more?". C) "Will I be able to sell my corn for a higher price to earn a higher profit because it is a GMO corn?". D) "Will I be able to use less insecticides because the corn will be more insect resistant?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Will I be able to sell my corn for a higher price to earn a higher profit because it is a GMO corn?". 19. What process uses bacteria to eat away at minerals, leaving the silver, copper and gold behind? A) Biomining. B) Bioremediation. C) Composting. D) Fermentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomining. 20. Studying Biotechnology is least likely to be helpful for which career? A) Auto Mechanic. B) Agricultural Researcher. C) Livestock Breeder. D) Pharmacist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auto Mechanic. 21. Biopesticides are microorganisms that do not harm humans, animals, fish or birds, but are: A) Toxic to certain crop pests. B) Harmful if swallowed by livestock. C) Too expensive for use by most farmers. D) Hard to grow in a laboratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toxic to certain crop pests. 22. When animal feed products are enhanced with proteins to boost nutrition and control disease it is an example of: A) Agricultural biotechnology. B) Food and consumer goods biotechnology. C) Environmental biotechnology. D) Medical biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural biotechnology. 23. The fertilized egg is termed a/an ..... A) Gamete. B) Allele. C) Homolog. D) Zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zygote. 24. What type of job would a person who studied biotechnology in college be likely to have? A) A job making medicines. B) A job studying stars. C) A job studying the physical features on Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A job making medicines. 25. Which is what scientists think may be a disadvantage of genetically modifying plants? A) There will be a decrease in biodiversity. B) Pesticide manufacturers might lose money. C) Plants will pass on diseases to animals. D) Plants will have a longer growing season. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There will be a decrease in biodiversity. 26. An example of a product developed through biomanufacturing is: A) Canned beans. B) Pain medicine. C) Soccer balls. D) Hospital beds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pain medicine. 27. What is an antibiotic? A) A substance that changes the body's DNA. B) A substance that helps the body fight an infection. C) A drug that kills bacteria and slows their growth. D) A drug that kills viruses and slows their growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A drug that kills bacteria and slows their growth. 28. Adenine and Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine are called? A) Chromosome. B) Base Pairs. C) Genes. D) Double Helix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base Pairs. 29. What is one of the pros of Herbicide use? A) It makes weeding easier and cheaper for farmers. B) It keeps animals away from crops. C) Plants grow taller and stronger. D) It makes more organic crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes weeding easier and cheaper for farmers. 30. Which DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on? A) The long strands. B) The short strands. C) The medium strands. D) They all move the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The short strands. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPlant QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesPlant Biotechnology Quiz 1Plant Biotechnology Quiz 2Plant Biotechnology Quiz 3Plant Biotechnology Quiz 4Plant Biotechnology Quiz 5Plant Biotechnology Quiz 6Plant Biotechnology Quiz 7Plant Biotechnology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books