This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The base pair thymine always pairs with which other base pair? A) Thymine. B) Adenine. C) Cytosine. D) Guanine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adenine. 2. What was the first purposefully genetically modified crop? A) Flavor Savor Tomatoes. B) Hurculex I Corn. C) Knockout Corn. D) Endless Summer Tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flavor Savor Tomatoes. 3. True of False:Genes are cut out of the donor DNA using enzymes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. ..... is the process of inserting a gene from one organism into the DNA of another organism A) Gene splicing. B) Cloning. C) Gene insertion. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene splicing. 5. What is selective breeding? A) Having many sets of chromosomes. B) A method of improving a species by allowing only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. C) Technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular gene. D) Circular DNA molecule found in bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A method of improving a species by allowing only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. 6. Reverse transcription..... A) Produces the gene of interest from its mRNA sequence. B) Produces mRNA from DNA coding for the gene of interest. C) Sticks pieces of DNA together. D) Causes the gene of interest to be translated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces the gene of interest from its mRNA sequence. 7. The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called A) Genes. B) Variations. C) Traits. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variations. 8. During which stage does this occur:"Human DNA and the bacteria plasmid are cut using restriction enzymes" A) Isolation. B) Cutting. C) Insertion. D) Transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting. 9. Heterozygous is when..... A) The alleles are the same. B) The alleles are different. C) The alleles are absent. D) The alleles are present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The alleles are different. 10. Transfer of genes into patient cells outside the body is referred as A) In vivo gene therapy. B) Ex vivo gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ex vivo gene therapy. 11. A breeder who wants to intensify desirable traits in a species may practice: A) Hybridization. B) Polyploidy. C) Induced mutation. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inbreeding. 12. No two people have the same DNA except A) Mother and child. B) Father and child. C) Fraternal twins. D) Identical twins . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identical twins . 13. Which of the following is not a component of a nucleotide? A) Protein. B) Sugar. C) Phosphate. D) Nitrogenous bases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 14. Which of the following is NOT a tool used in genetic engineering? A) Plasmid. B) Restriction enzyme. C) DNA helicase. D) DNA ligase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA helicase. 15. An exact copy of an organism. A) Clone. B) Hybrid. C) Polyploidy. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clone. 16. It is the process of breeding an organism that are genetically similar to maintain desired traits. It keeps each breed unique from others. A) Artificial selection. B) Cloning. C) Inbreeding. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inbreeding. 17. Which woud require the use of recombinant DNA? A) Engineering bacteria to produce insulin. B) Crossing 2 varieties of apple. C) Breeding a donkey and horse to make a mule. D) Creating a polyploid banana tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engineering bacteria to produce insulin. 18. A variation in one nucleotide found in at least 1% of the population is a A) Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). B) Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). C) DNA fingerprint. D) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). 19. Through biomedical research, scientists have engineered a way to create mechanical prosthetic to allow amputees movement. A) Harmful. B) Beneficial. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficial. 20. What type of gene mutation shown in FIGURE 1.Normal DNA AAC TGA GGC CTT CTTLeu Thr Pro Glu GluAbnormal DNAAAC TGA GGC CAT CTTLeu Thr Pro Val Glu FIGURE 1 A) Base Substitution. B) Base Deletion. C) Base Insertion. D) Base inversion. 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