This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 126 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The goal of the Human Genome Project was to A) Create maps showing where genes are located on human chromosomes. B) Create maps showing where chromosomes are located on human genes. C) Treat patients with genetic diseases. D) Identify people with genetic diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create maps showing where genes are located on human chromosomes. 2. Why can't you drink salt water? A) It's hypertonic to your cells. B) It's hypotonic to your cells. C) It's isotonic to your cells. D) It's paratonic to your cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's hypertonic to your cells. 3. Using biotechnology to place 1 specific gene fron one organism into another organism (ie putting a glow gene from a jellyfish into a mouse) A) Genetic engineering. B) Plasmid. C) Gene testing. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 4. Which technology below would probably be the most important to a person who had diabetes and had insulin every day? A) Using recombinant DNA to produce human hormones from bacteria. B) Engineering fruits and vegetables that resist insects and other pets. C) Testing parents for genetic disorders before they have children. D) Developing ways to identify criminals through DNA fingerprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using recombinant DNA to produce human hormones from bacteria. 5. Odd one out A) Isolation of the DNA fragment or genes. B) Insertion of the isolated gene in a suitable vector. C) Introduction of rDNA into the host. D) Selection and identification of the transformed host. E) Gene marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gene marks. 6. Which positive ways has Biotechnology impacted our environment? A) Reduced Pesticides use. B) Improved color and taste of vegetables. C) Improved our waterways. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Small circular piece of DNA in bacteria. A) Ligases. B) Plasmid. C) Bacteriophage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasmid. 8. If the target sequence or restriction site is 5'GCTTCG3', what is the complementary sequence read in the 3'-5' direction? A) GCUUCG. B) GCTCG. C) CGUUCG. D) CGAAGC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CGAAGC. 9. What application of genetic engineering involves the production of insulin A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Micro organisms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro organisms. 10. A linear DNA sample has 3 restriction sites for EcorRI and 2 restrction sites for BamHII; how many fragments will be produced if the plasmid is incubated with both enzymes? A) 4. B) 6. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 11. A molecule of DNA that came from two different organisms is called A) A plasmid. B) A ligase. C) An enzyme. D) Recombinant DNA. E) Vectored DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recombinant DNA. 12. ..... is NOT a common ethical concern related to human cloning. A) That humans will be created who exist solely as a supply of organs for transplants. B) That clones will be more prone to abnormal development. C) That parents will pay to have a child that is a clone of a famous athlete. D) That cloned humans will have no personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That cloned humans will have no personality. 13. What does the following word part mean:Therm A) To eat/consume. B) Lesser/below. C) To make. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lesser/below. 14. If a fruit fly has 8 chromosomes in each of its body cells, how many chromosomes will be in each daughter cell after mitosis? A) 2. B) 4. C) 8. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 15. Genetic engineering does not need or involve techniques in cutting or joining genetic materials. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. ..... means to change an organism to make it more useful to humans. A) Civilization. B) Domestication. C) Irrigation. D) Planting seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestication. 17. What is the technology used to breed featherless chickens? A) Selective breeding. B) Transgenics. C) Genetic modification. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic modification. 18. The ordered steps for the construction of library involves ..... i) Vector preparationii) Amplificationiii) Ligation and introduction into the hostiv) Isolation of genomic DNAv) Fragmentation of DNA A) Iv, v, i, iii, ii. B) V, iv, i, iii, ii. C) I, ii, iii, iv, v. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iv, v, i, iii, ii. 19. What's it called when you have genetically identical organisms produced from a single cell? A) Clone. B) Hybridization. C) Selective breeding. D) Restriction enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clone. 20. The weak gene form that is NOT seen often (eg. blond hair, white fur) is called the A) Dominant trait. B) Recessive trait. C) Incomplete dominance trait. D) Dominant-recessive trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recessive trait. ← 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