This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why could gene therapy be beneficial in medicinal practice? A) Gene therapy allows patients to seek advice for their genetic disorders. B) Gene therapy treats the cause of disease. C) Gene therapy is a simple process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene therapy treats the cause of disease. 2. Growing human tissue and organs in a laboratory A) Bioremediation. B) Cloning. C) Gene Therapy. D) Tissue Culturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tissue Culturing. 3. Which of the following is not an example of a use of biotechnology? A) Injecting stem cells into an injury to speed up recovery. B) Growing a kidney for transplant in a lab. C) Identifying the sex of a child using a sonogram. D) Identifying the father of a child by comparing DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identifying the sex of a child using a sonogram. 4. About one-sixth of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water. Biotechnology-based tests and filters for drinking water are being developed to help alleviate this problem. What is the most direct effect of the lack of clean drinking water on this portion of our population? A) Lack of clean water can lead to an increase in poverty and malnutrition. B) Crops grown with unsanitary water will likely spread disease when eaten. C) The risk of contracting water-borne diseases, such as cholera, increases. D) Without access to clean water, the risk of dehydration, increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The risk of contracting water-borne diseases, such as cholera, increases. 5. One example of biotechnology is the process of making fuel from ..... A) Steam Cells. B) Corn. C) Cheese. D) Oil Spills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corn. 6. When an organism is changed or altered from its original form it is a: A) Chromosome. B) Phenotype. C) Protein. D) Mutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mutant. 7. In which area would biotechnology have the greatest effect on agriculture? A) Development of biological weapons. B) Development of biodegradable plastics. C) Development of biological pesticides. D) Development of biopharmaceuticals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Development of biological pesticides. 8. The male part of the flower is known as the ..... A) Petal. B) Pistil. C) Ovary. D) Stamen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stamen. 9. Which of the following is the introduction of genes into existing cells to prevent or cure a wide range of diseases? A) Transgenic Changes. B) Genetic Engineering. C) Gene Therapy. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene Therapy. 10. In 2001, President Bush decided to permit federal funding for research using: A) Human insulin. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Rabies vaccines. D) Existing stem cell lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Existing stem cell lines. 11. Is BT corn harmful to human health? A) No, it is not. B) Yes, it is. C) We aren't sure yet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it is not. 12. Which of these fields has a laboratory use for transgenic animals for medicine? A) Environmental research. B) Energy development. C) Biomedical research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomedical research. 13. What plant is an example of a tuber? A) Spider plant. B) Onion. C) Irish potato. D) Geranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irish potato. 14. Which use of recombinant DNA provides a medical benefit to humans? A) E. coli engineered to produce insulin. B) Heat resistance engineered into crops. C) Drought resistance engineered into crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E. coli engineered to produce insulin. 15. Which category does the following biotechnology fall under?Fingerprints were found at a crime scene and show a criminal was present during a crime. A) Environmental. B) Agricultural. C) Forensic. D) Consumer Goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forensic. 16. What benefit will transgenic cow?s milk LIKELY have? A) It will contain Vitamin D. B) Diseases such as PKU and cystic fibrosis can be treated. C) It will contain no calories. D) No refrigeration will be needed because it never spoils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diseases such as PKU and cystic fibrosis can be treated. 17. Gene therapy is being looked into as a possible treatment for ..... A) Contagious diseases. B) Genetic diseases. C) Infectious diseases. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic diseases. 18. Which of these is an example of Biotechnology? A) Using vaccines to prevent the spread of disease. B) Using bioindicators to monitor the water qualilty. C) Using fossils to study how Earth's organisms have changed. D) Using genetically modified bacteria to make human insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using genetically modified bacteria to make human insulin. 19. What statement about bioremediation and bacteria is true? A) All bacteria are helpful tohumans. B) All bacteria are harmful tohumans. C) Some bacteria are harmfuland some are helpful to humans. D) Most bacteria are neitherharmful nor helpful to humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some bacteria are harmfuland some are helpful to humans. 20. Megan has multiple piercings. How would this affect her ability to work in a health care? A) Health care settings would allow her to wear piercings. B) Health care facilities will NOT permit her to wear piercings. C) Facilities cannot regulate what a person wears to work. D) Health care doesn't have rules about wearing piercings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Health care facilities will NOT permit her to wear piercings. 21. Directed breeding to produce plants and animals with desired traits. Also known as Artificial Selection A) Test Cross. B) Transgenic Organsim. C) Selective Breeding. D) Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective Breeding. 22. How does selective breeding work? A) A gene from one organism is inserted into the genome of another organism using sticky ends. B) Organisms with a desirable trait are breed together until offspring show improved trait. C) Gene are silenced by harnessing our bodies natural defense system against viruses. D) An organism is reproduced by removing the nucleus from one of its cells and inserting that nucleus into an egg, which is then develops in a surrogates womb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms with a desirable trait are breed together until offspring show improved trait. 23. Many plants prevent the growth of other competing plants in their habitats by releasing natural herbicides. These substances are known as allelochemicals. Allelochemicals can alter growth and enzyme action, injure the outer covering of a seed, or stimulate seed growth at inappropriate times of the year. How could people create biotechnology that uses allelochemicals to improve the yield of agricultural crops? A) The chemicals could be used to stimulate crop growth year round. B) The chemicals could be used as a biological weed control. C) The chemicals could be used as a natural plant fertilizer. D) The chemicals could be used to encourage cross-pollination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chemicals could be used as a biological weed control. 24. Where in the Supervised Agricultural Experience records should "observing and helping a veterinarian for one day" be entered? A) Exploratory. B) Experimental. C) Improvement. D) Analytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploratory. 25. In 1982, Humulin was produced by Genentech. What is significant about Humulin? A) It was the first biotech drug approved by the FDA. B) It was the first vaccine developed. C) It was the first antibiotic developed. D) It was the first approved biotech treatment for AIDS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the first biotech drug approved by the FDA. 26. A transgenic crop is a plant that has genes from a different ..... artificially inserted into its genome A) Carrier. B) Species. C) Vector. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species. 27. To help meet the world's demand for food, which biotechnological process is most likely to be used by agricultural industries? A) Crop rotation. B) Crop diversification. C) Use of transgenic crops. D) Spraying organic herbicides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use of transgenic crops. 28. Bioremediation uses toxin-degrading bacteria to clean up: A) Gold and silver. B) Hazardous material. C) Dirty instruments. D) Viral infections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hazardous material. 29. Why are thermophilic bacteria used in the biomining of gold? A) They work in high temperatures. B) They work without oxygen. C) They work in California. D) They are inexpensive toproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They work in high temperatures. 30. What kind of genetically modified crops would be most successful in wet-tropical countries that are overcrowded? A) Crops that are drought- and pest-resistant. B) High-yield crops that do not need a lot of sunshine. C) High-yield crops that are pest-resistant. D) Crops that are drought-resistant and need a lot of sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High-yield crops that are pest-resistant. ← 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 8Plant Biotechnology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books