This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why genetic engineering is beneficial to society? A) It improves crop varieties to meet the demand of increasing human population. B) Production of human proteins using bacteria is a great help in the field of medicine. C) Transgenic plants and transgenic animals play a great role in our economic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Identify whether the statements are correct.I. Genetic Engineering can be used to address environmental issues.II. Genetic engineering has the potential to greatly improve the health and welfare of agricultural animals. A) Statement I is correct. B) Statement II is correct. C) Both statement I and II are correct. D) Both statement I and II are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both statement I and II are correct. 3. What is responsible for carrying impulses to the brain A) Rods and cones. B) Optic Nerve. C) Vitreous humour. D) Fovea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic Nerve. 4. Which of the following is an example of a beneficial mutation? A) When an organism's lifespan becomes shorter. B) When an organism becomes unable to reproduce. C) When an organism's body becomes deformed. D) When an organism develops immunity to a disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When an organism develops immunity to a disease. 5. The pKiwi plasmid glows when put under a black light A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Genetic engineering is an artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA in order to modify an organism. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. Breeding of organism that genetically similar to maintain desired traits. A) Selective Breeding. B) Artificial Selection. C) Cloning. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inbreeding. 8. GMO means A) Genetically modified organism. B) Genetically engineered organism. C) Genetically malnourished organism. D) Genetically manhandled orphan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetically modified organism. 9. Genetic engineering is used to produce more needed genetically engineered medicines. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. What new technology could be used to cure malaria? A) Vaccines. B) Cryotherapy. C) Anti-aging therapy. D) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic engineering. 11. How does genetic engineering contribute to the development of drought-resistant crops? A) By removing genes that code for drought resistance from crop plants. B) By introducing genes that code for drought resistance into crop plants. C) By increasing the water content in crop plants. D) By exposing crop plants to extreme drought conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By introducing genes that code for drought resistance into crop plants. 12. Which part of the plasmid vector promotes transcription during the large scale production phase? A) Antibiotic resistance marker. B) Promoter sequence. C) Origin of replication. D) Restriction sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promoter sequence. 13. What is the primary function of the nucleus in a multicellular organism's cell? A) Protein synthesis. B) Energy production. C) Storage of genetic information. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storage of genetic information. 14. How many sheep were required to create Dolly? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 15. What does GMO stand for? A) Genetically miscellaneous organism. B) Genotype mapping overview. C) Genetically mutated organism. D) Genetically modified organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetically modified organism. 16. An organism that is used to transfer a gene from one organism to another is known as a A) Vector. B) Clone. C) Bacteria. D) Plasmid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vector. 17. Why do we represent genes with a pair of letters? A) Because there are two parents that pass on genes. B) Because DNA comes in pairs. C) Because 2 is an even number. D) Because there are two types of traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because there are two parents that pass on genes. 18. What theory proposes that organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce? A) Acquired Characteristics. B) Embryology. C) Survival of the Smartest. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Selection. 19. Proteins are made of ..... A) Amino acids. B) Nucleotides. C) RNA. D) Nucleic acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amino acids. 20. Making an identical copy of a cell or tissue is A) Genetic transformation. B) Stem cell diffusion. C) Reproductive cloning. D) Therapeutic cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Therapeutic cloning. ← 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