This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 101 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 101 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bacterial plasmids contain essential genes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Is Genetic Engineering beneficial for us? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The structure labelled X in the genetically engineered bacterial cell is a A) Ribosome. B) Nucleus. C) Plasmid. D) Chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plasmid. 4. Identify an advantage of IVF if you are a carrier of cystic fibrosis (CF) A) You can choose to use a sperm donor for fertilisation. B) You can work ou if you are going to pass on the CF gene to any other children you have. C) You can screen the embryos and implant the ones that do not have CF. D) You can change the gene in the embryo before pregnancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You can screen the embryos and implant the ones that do not have CF. 5. Wild yaks and cattle have a common ancestor. What process caused them to evolve in different ways? A) Selective breeding. B) Genetic Engineering. C) Natural selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective breeding. 6. A farmer only wants healthy plants, so he takes the seeds of his healthiest plants and crosses them with each other (of the same species). What is this an example of? A) Cloning. B) Consanguinity. C) Hybridization. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consanguinity. 7. Many mutations ..... A) Occur randomly. B) Occur because of bad eating habits. C) Occur because of lack of exercise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occur randomly. 8. Which of the following is not a risk / disadvantage of selective breeding? A) Inbreeding which can severley affect an organism's lifestyle. B) Reduction in plant biodiversity. C) Encouraging the growth of disease resistant weeds. D) Disease resistance in food crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disease resistance in food crops. 9. If the DNA sequence of one strand is ..... ATA CCA TTA then the mRNA codon sequence is ..... A) TAT GGT AAT. B) AAT GGT TAT. C) SWIMMING GGU WAITING. D) SWIMMING GGU SWIMMING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SWIMMING GGU SWIMMING. 10. Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding? A) Horse breeds. B) Cat breeds. C) Dog breeds. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Which example represents a modern biotechnology technique that raises potential ethical issues? A) Crossbreeding two different plants. B) Using bacteria in the making of food. C) Adding animal genes to a plant. D) Transferring blood from one person to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding animal genes to a plant. 12. Increasing helpful traits to an organism is one way a breeder may use selective breeding. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Has taken thousands of years to develop the desired agricultural outcomes. A) Selective breeding. B) Genetic engineering. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective breeding. 14. If methods are based on cellular processes that lead to inactivation of gene expression by affecting the RNA, then it is called as ..... ? A) Transcriptional. B) Pre-transcriptional. C) Post-transcriptional. D) Translational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-transcriptional. 15. What is the order of the steps that is used to manipulate DNA? A) Extract, cut, identify, make copies. B) Make copies, identify, cut, extract. C) Cut, extract, make copies, identify. D) Extract, make copies, identify, cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extract, cut, identify, make copies. 16. If transformation is successful, the ..... is integrated into one of the chromosomes of the cell. A) Restriction enzyme. B) Sticky end. C) Enzymes. D) Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recombinant DNA. 17. Scientists have adapted CRISPR to turn it into a biotechnology tool for ..... DNA. A) Building. B) Editing. C) Destroying. D) Synthesizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editing. 18. The human genome project is an attempt to A) Sequence everyones DNA. B) Copy DNA. C) Sequence the human genome. D) Cure genetic disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequence the human genome. 19. Genetically modified organisms (GMO s) A) Making an exact genetic copy of an organism. B) Some crops can be developed to grow faster or to grow using less water. C) Some populations in nature may develop new traits that help them survive better in the wild due to this. D) The appearance or visual map of all chromosomes found in a cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some crops can be developed to grow faster or to grow using less water. 20. Organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a pathogen, disease, or parasite from one animal or plant to another. A) Cat. B) Vector. C) Nector. D) Lector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vector. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenetic Engineering Quiz 1Genetic Engineering Quiz 2Genetic Engineering Quiz 3Genetic Engineering Quiz 4Genetic Engineering Quiz 5Genetic Engineering Quiz 6Genetic Engineering Quiz 7Genetic Engineering Quiz 8Genetic Engineering Quiz 9Genetic Engineering Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books