This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 121 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 121 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is an example of ..... A) DNA probe. B) Beta carotene. C) Deficiency. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA probe. 2. What is the main advantage of using bacteria as human insulin factories? A) Ability to clean up toxic waste. B) Ability to glow in the dark. C) Ability to reproduce asexually and produce millions of identical cells. D) Ability to produce pesticide resistant plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ability to reproduce asexually and produce millions of identical cells. 3. What is the technique used to replicate specific sequences of DNA? A) Polymerase Chain Reaction. B) Gel electrophoresis. C) Gene therapy. D) Denaturation and annealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polymerase Chain Reaction. 4. Given:N = normal vision and n = colorblind vision ..... What would be the phenotype of XNXn? A) Normal visioned male. B) Colorblind female. C) Normal visioned female. D) Colorblind male. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Normal visioned female. 5. Differences between members of the same species are called A) Predators. B) Traits. C) Selections. D) Variations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variations. 6. A technique used to compare DNA from two or more organisms. A) Gel Electrophoresis. B) Gene Splicing. C) Artificial Selection. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel Electrophoresis. 7. What is the fourth step in the transformation of a bacterium to produce human insulin A) Donor gene is then spliced or annealed into the plasmid using DNA ligase as the glue. B) Using a restriction enzyme, cut the insulin producing gene out of the DNA. C) Bacterium reproduces (mitosis) and starts producing human insulin gene which we harvest them from. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donor gene is then spliced or annealed into the plasmid using DNA ligase as the glue. 8. What is the purpose of "blocking" the nitrocellulose membrane during western blotting? A) To encourage non-specific binding. B) To prevent non-specific binding. C) To improve binding of secondary antibody. D) Scientists like extra work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent non-specific binding. 9. Cuttings are a way to produce many plants sexually. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What abbreviation represents the sugar molecule needed to "turn on" the green fluorescent protein gene? A) LB. B) AMP. C) WE BUY. D) +pGlo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WE BUY. 11. It is a double-stranded, self-replicating, circular DNA molecule present in bacteria that is widely used as a gene cloning vector. A) Gene. B) Plasmid. C) Phagemid. D) Ribonucleic acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasmid. 12. Which knowledge was needed to develop this technique? A) Knowledge of sexual reproduction in plants. B) Knowledge of the structure of starch molecules. C) Knowledge of the development of embryos. D) Knowledge of the structure of a DNA molecule. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knowledge of the structure of a DNA molecule. 13. Function of rods in the retina A) Detect black and white. B) Detect colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detect black and white. 14. What is the purpose of genetic engineering in relation to disease resistance? A) To create inbuilt resistance within organisms. B) To eliminate the need for pesticides and herbicides. C) To control the spread of disease through the population. D) To alter the genetic structure of pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create inbuilt resistance within organisms. 15. Which is loose packed structure? A) Body centered cubic structure. B) Hexagonal close packed structure. C) Face centered cubic structure. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body centered cubic structure. 16. Corn and rice are two of these most genetically modified crops in the US. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Inserted gene into living things that cause them to grow different (example:produce their own pesticides or herbicides) A) Cloning. B) Stem cell. C) GMO. D) Designer baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GMO. 18. The pKiwi plasmid made E. coli glow because A) PKiwi plasmid glows. B) PPKiwi contains the directions to make the glowing protein. C) The GFP gene glows. D) PKiwi makes E.coli's bacteria glow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PPKiwi contains the directions to make the glowing protein. 19. What are the uses of genetic engineering? A) Growing bigger and better fruits. B) Treating diabetes. C) Treating other inherited disorders. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Which of the following sequences best describes the flow of information that takes place when a gene directs the synthesis of a cellular component? A) RNA-DNA-RNA-PROTEIN. B) DNA-RNA-PROTEIN. C) PROTEIN-RNA-DNA. D) DNA-AMINO ACID-RNA-PROTEIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA-RNA-PROTEIN. ← 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