This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gel electrophoresis is used for A) Isolation of DNA molecules. B) Separation of DNA fragments according to their size. C) Construction recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors. D) Cutting of DNA into fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation of DNA fragments according to their size. 2. Which term is not related to the word "agriculture"? A) Cultivation. B) Farming. C) Crops. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physics. 3. Which of these would be a concern about the use of biotechnology? A) Increased crop yield. B) Making of new vaccines. C) Creation of new pathogens. D) Increased opportunities for jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creation of new pathogens. 4. Customizing the genetic makeup of crops so they can grow in dry or hot climates, is what area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Medical Biotechnology. C) Medical Biotechnology. D) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural Biotechnology. 5. Hippocrates studied medicine in ancient Greece. How did he think illness should be treated? A) By praying to the ancient Gods. B) With chants, ringing bells and dance. C) With rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness. D) By bleeding the victim to release the bad spirits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness. 6. Influenza is caused by A) Fungus. B) A virus. C) Bacterium. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A virus. 7. A disease caused by mutation in the genetic material or DNA A) Cloning Disease. B) Mutant disease. C) Genetic disease. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic disease. 8. Which careers are most closely related to biotechnology? A) Construction and engineering. B) Water treatment and electricity generation. C) Medicine and agriculture. D) Communication and information technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medicine and agriculture. 9. Which of the following traits is not the most common one in GM foods? A) Resist insects. B) Stay fresh longer. C) Resist viruses. D) Tolerate herbicides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tolerate herbicides. 10. The colour of flower is due to the presence of A) Florigen. B) Chlorophyll. C) Xanthophylls. D) Chromoplast or anthocyanin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chromoplast or anthocyanin. 11. Why would a scientist put a microorganism in a culture? A) To manufacture fats. B) To look at the DNA. C) To break apart chromosomes. D) To grow the microorganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To grow the microorganism. 12. The manipulation of DNA is called A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Genetic engineering. C) Plasmid. D) Karyotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic engineering. 13. Which would most likely result in the largest economic benefit to North Carolina? A) North Carolina partnering with farmers for use of agricultural biotechnology. B) North Carolina being a lead consumer state in pharmaceutical manufacturing. C) North Carolina making the world's best-trained workforce for biomanufacturing. D) North Carolina making a long-standing commitment to biotechnology development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North Carolina making a long-standing commitment to biotechnology development. 14. Creating an exact genetic duplicate of another organism A) Base pairs. B) Gene mapping. C) Cloning/micropropagation. D) Biofuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloning/micropropagation. 15. Many countries in the world eat a diet that consists mostly of rice. While this type of food is filling, it does not provide much nutritional value. Which of these biotechnologies could be used to create more nutritional rice? A) Genetic engineering of current rice plants. B) Growing more and eating more current rice plants. C) Cloning of current rice plants. D) Antibiotics delivered to the rice plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering of current rice plants. 16. What process was used in prehistoric times to make cheese and wine? A) Composting. B) Bioremediation. C) Fermentation. D) Lactation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fermentation. 17. What is a risk of GMOs? A) Radioactive. B) The long term effects are unknown. C) Produce too much food. D) Food that taste too good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The long term effects are unknown. 18. Which genes would most likely be inserted into a crop to aid in its survival against insects and low temperatures? A) Freeze resistance and decreased yield. B) Freeze resistance and pest resistance. C) Heat resistance. D) Drought resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freeze resistance and pest resistance. 19. ..... uses biotechnology to improve how we produce food and fiber. A) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. B) Medical Biotechnology. C) Environmental Biotechnology. D) Agricultural Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural Biotechnology. 20. How has genetic engineering helped farming? A) By producing soil that makes crops grow better. B) By developing better fertilizer for crops. C) By creating crops that resist some diseases. D) By producing faster ways to harvest crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By creating crops that resist some diseases. 21. Rice is the common diet in many developing countries, but is low in nutritional value. Which one of these biotechnologies could be the best option in creating a more nutritional rice? A) Using a nitrogen rich fertilizer. B) Cloning of current rice plants. C) Genetic modification of current rice plants. D) Selective breeding of current rice plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic modification of current rice plants. 22. Biotechnology uses a procedure called genetic engineering. Which best describes genetic A) Making artificial DNA in the laboratory from chemicals. B) Cutting out pieces of DNA from an organism under a microscope. C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism. 23. Regions containing actively dividing cells. A) Meristem. B) Guard Cells. C) Phloem. D) Xylem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meristem. 24. Crop biotechnology involves genetic modification techniques for the purpose of: A) Increasing the amount of time it takes for crops to grow. B) Growing vaccines and other plant-produced drugs. C) Improving the yield and quality of food. D) Growing plants without water or oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improving the yield and quality of food. 25. Which of the following is not an example of a transgenic organism? A) Taking a gene for flying and putting it into a lizard. B) Placing an eel gene coding for fast growth into a fish. C) Combining a gene from a strawberry and a banana. D) Taking a lion and mating it with a tiger to make a liger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking a lion and mating it with a tiger to make a liger. 26. Which is a career that would use microorganisms to remove pollutants from water? A) DNA fingerprint specialist. B) Center for Disease Control. C) Medical specialist. D) Environmental Protection Agency specialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental Protection Agency specialist. 27. The way that crimes are solved today was affected by which of the following technologies? A) Genetic testing. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Genetic modification. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA fingerprinting. 28. Scientists in a lab attempt to create a transgenic pig. How can they tell if they were truly successful? A) The pig does not have any seizures. B) The pig?s offspring inherit the new gene. C) The pig lives to adulthood. D) The pig is able to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pig?s offspring inherit the new gene. 29. All of the following are benefits of GMOs except A) Creating more human insulin. B) More nutritional foods. C) Pest resistant crops. D) Unknown long term health effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unknown long term health effects. 30. What are some benefits of Biotechnology? A) It can improve health and reduce hunger simultaneously. B) It creates flexibility within the food chain. C) It offers medical advancement opportunities. D) All of the above. 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