This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is true in regards to gene therapy? We insert a A) Gene. B) Protein. C) Lipid. D) Vaccine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene. 2. Corn with the Bt gene, is which area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Consumer goods biotechnology. C) Environmental Biotechnology. D) Medical Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural Biotechnology. 3. Which best describes a potential economic benefit to the rural areas of North Carolina? A) Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease resistant crops. B) Biotechnology can help make the harvesting process less efficient. C) Biotechnology can reduce the amount of time required to plant a crop in the field. D) Biotechnology can help farmers advertise and sell their produce through the Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease resistant crops. 4. What is the most useful change biotechnology has made in agriculture? A) Crops resist more diseases. B) Crops need more time to grow. C) Crops need more water. D) Crops need more nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops resist more diseases. 5. What technique is used for separating DNA fragments? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Transformation. C) Chromatography. D) Transduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel electrophoresis. 6. Cystic fibrosis results when patients inherit two copies of a recessive CFTR gene. The recessive CFTR genes produce a protein which causes mucus to build up in parts of the body. Having just one dominant CFTR gene allows the body to produce a normal protein. Individuals with one dominant CFTR gene have no cystic fibrosis symptoms. Which question would BEST help researchers identify a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis? A) Can recessive CFTR genes recombine with bacterial DNA to be cloned?. B) Can a dominant CFTR gene be inserted in patients' cells using a virus?. C) Can stem cells be used to change the recessive CFTR genes into dominant CFTR genes in patients' cells?. D) Can DNA fingerprinting identify which individuals have cystic fibrosis and which do not?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can a dominant CFTR gene be inserted in patients' cells using a virus?. 7. A nasal spray flu vaccine, is which area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. C) Medical Biotechnology. D) Environmental Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical Biotechnology. 8. What is recombinant DNA? (*hint think recombining) A) DNA that restriction enzyme cuts. B) Original Plasmid. C) A cell with DNA. D) DNA brought together from two sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA brought together from two sources. 9. Of the following, what event happened first? A) First test tube baby was born. B) DNA fingerprinting was developed. C) Dolly the sheep was cloned. D) The Hippocratic Oath was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hippocratic Oath was created. 10. BT corn is a genetically modified organism, (GMO), that is a specific example of an insect ..... crop. A) Susceptible. B) Persistent. C) Resistant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistant. 11. The process by which water evaporates out of a leaf is called ..... A) Vascular tissue. B) Absorption. C) Transport. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration. 12. Scientists have produced a genetically engineered orange tree that is resistant to disease. Which of the following is the best example of a potential benefit to society that could result from this biotechnology? A) Reduction in orange crop yield. B) Increase in orange crop yield. C) Increase in the cost of orange crop. D) A change in the distribution of insects that pollinate orange flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in orange crop yield. 13. An example of the benefits of transgenic animals is: A) A pig that makes no waste. B) A cow that produces pork. C) A chicken that lays hard boiled eggs. D) Larger sheep that grow more wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Larger sheep that grow more wool. 14. What have scientists been able to do as a result of mapping the human genome (chromosomes/DNA)? A) Create medicines to fight HIV. B) Engineer genes to eliminate cancers. C) Identify genes linked with genetic disorders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify genes linked with genetic disorders. 15. Which of the following statements is true about the ethics of creating/designing living organisms? A) We should never create a living organism even if we have the technology to do so. B) We do not need to consider any ethical issues when we create living organisms. C) We should consider the ethical concerns before we decide to create any living organism. D) We should create any living organism if we have the technology to do so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We should consider the ethical concerns before we decide to create any living organism. 16. The kinds of genes an organism possesses is dependent upon: A) The sequence of nucleotides in the organism's DNA. B) The size of the mitochondria. C) The number of ribosomes in the organism's cytoplasm. D) The type of proteins in the organism's nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sequence of nucleotides in the organism's DNA. 17. How does knowledge about human genetics best help doctors? A) Doctors can give patients new genes to improve the health of their children. B) Doctors can remove damaged genes from a patient's body. C) Doctors can change patients' genes to make them resistant to disease. D) Doctors can predict whether patients are at risk of developing a genetic disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doctors can predict whether patients are at risk of developing a genetic disease. 18. Why is DNA fingerprinting used? A) To determine who is the child's father. B) Link suspects to a crime scene. C) Determine if a family relationship exist between two people. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. A strawberry farmer finds that, after a hard freeze, some of his strawberries are still alive. Which best explains why some of these strawberries were able to survive? A) They had larger leaves to protect the fruit than some other strawberries. B) They have different genetic variations that cause them to be more resistant to cold temperatures. C) They are able to reproduce more quickly than the others. D) The color of the strawberries is darker and they maintain their temperature better than the other strawberries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have different genetic variations that cause them to be more resistant to cold temperatures. 20. Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers? A) Improvements in biotechnology make farming an obsolete profession. B) Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers' profits. C) Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers' profits. D) Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources as more synthetic foods are created in laboratories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers' profits. 21. Which of the following terms describes the fertilized egg? A) Somatic. B) Oocyte. C) Blastocyst. D) Zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zygote. 22. Which career field would most likely be involved in the creation of transgenic organisms that produce insulin? A) Agriculture. B) Medicine. C) Manufacturing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medicine. 23. Which of the following is an example of biotechnology? A) Using yeast to ferment food. B) Using a computer program to model the shape of a virus. C) Studying the rate of growth of algae. D) Adding fertilizer to crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using yeast to ferment food. 24. What is an example of how biotechnology is used to improve health? A) Bioremediation. B) New fuels. C) DNA fingerprinting. D) Development of vaccines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development of vaccines. 25. Biotechnology uses a procedure called genetic engineering. Which best describes genetic engineering? 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 these options describe genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism. 26. Flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray is an example of: A) Agricultural biotechnology. B) Food and consumer goods biotechnology. C) Environmental biotechnology. D) Medical biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medical biotechnology. 27. Which would a person who pursues a career in bioinformatics study? A) Ways DNA stores information. B) Ways of cross-breeding plants. C) Ways of cross-breeding animals. D) Ways of storing and retrieving biological data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ways of storing and retrieving biological data. 28. What is most likely the greatest economic benefit for North Carolina from biotechnology? A) Improvements in DNA testing leading to more arrests. B) Fewer people who use laboratory-created human insulin. C) Increased disease-resistant crops and greater crop yields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased disease-resistant crops and greater crop yields. 29. How is recombinant DNA made? A) By joining DNA molecules with RNA molecules. B) By joining DNA molecules from two different species. C) By joining DNA molecules with proteins from a different species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By joining DNA molecules from two different species. 30. Which least describes how biotechnology has increased crop production in North Carolina? A) It has increased the growth rate of plants. B) It has decreased the amount of plants that die due to drought. C) It has decreased the amount of plants that can be grown in an area. D) It has increased plants' ability to fight off pests and reduced the need for pesticides. 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