This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 119 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 119 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Any heritable change in the nucleotide sequence caused due to errors in DNA replication, chemical agents, or environmental factors. A) Abnormalities. B) Mutations. C) Nondisjuction. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutations. 2. What does the following word part mean:Photo A) Heat. B) Light. C) To make. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 3. What is the importance of enzymes in the process of genetic engineering? A) They help in identifying the desired gene. B) They remove the plasmid from the bacterial cell. C) They cut open the bacterial plasmid. D) They insert the modified plasmid into the bacterial host cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cut open the bacterial plasmid. 4. A short sequence of DNA can best be described as an ..... A) Gene. B) Genome. C) Chromosome. D) Chromatin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene. 5. Choosing to crossbreed organisms from different species to get the best desired traits from both (beefalo, mule) A) Hybridization. B) Inbreeding. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Selectivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hybridization. 6. Which of the following is associated with being a "carrier" ? A) Non-tongue roller. B) CHR. C) CHR. D) Rr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CHR. 7. Shows even if only one parent passes on the gene A) Recessive. B) Regulatory gene. C) Dominant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominant. 8. Genetic variation is created when making cuttings. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. How many techniques are used to manipulate DNA A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 10. This organelle is used during Translation by attaching to the mRNA because it is used to makes proteins ..... A) Endoplasmic Reticulum. B) Lysosome. C) Ribosome. D) Golgi Apparatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribosome. 11. Before transgenic animals, farmers practiced selective breeding. An example is crossing a horse with a donkey to produce a: A) Kangaroo. B) Mule. C) Gelding. D) Race horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mule. 12. What was the source of phytoene synthase gene that was used to create the golden rice? A) Rice. B) Corn. C) Eggplant. D) Banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corn. 13. DNA codes for (or makes) a ..... ? A) Protein. B) Life form. C) Chromosome. D) MRNA strand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 14. An organism that contains genes from two or more organisms is called ..... A) Clone. B) PCR-Polymerase Chain Reactions. C) Transgenic. D) Plasmid. E) Transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transgenic. 15. What does Artificial Selection involve? A) The natural process that occurs without human influence. B) The process of transferring a gene from the DNA of one organism into another. C) When humans breed only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation. D) Organisms that have the same genes as the organism from which it was produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When humans breed only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation. 16. ..... is the creation of an organism that is an exact copy of another organism. A) Cloning. B) Phenotype. C) Selective breeding. D) Genotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloning. 17. Individuals born with better traits are more likely to "win" and survive. A) Overproduction. B) Variation. C) Struggle to Survive. D) Survival of the Fittest. E) Inheritance of Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survival of the Fittest. 18. State the term for a pattern of DNA fragments that are unique to a person. A) Plasmid. B) DNA fingerprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA fingerprint. 19. Genetic mutations can be ..... A) Beneficial, harmful, or neutral. B) Beneficial only. C) Harmful only. D) Neutral only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneficial, harmful, or neutral. 20. Which of the following is not an advantage of GMO? A) GMOs can be used to create more nutritious food such as golden rice. B) GMOs can be used to create pest-resistant crops such as BT eggplant and corn. C) GMOs can be used to create new viruses resistant to medications. D) GMOs can be used to create new medicines that are cruelty free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GMOs can be used to create new viruses resistant to medications. ← 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