This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do restriction enzymes "know" where to cut DNA A) A specific sequence of nucleotides. B) They cut randomly. C) Distance from the centromere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A specific sequence of nucleotides. 2. An argument in favor of food biotechnology is that it A) Provides foods that cure disease. B) Provides more food to feed a growing population. C) Provides a cash crop for low income nations. D) Biotech foods are not controversial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides more food to feed a growing population. 3. Genetically engineered crop plants can benefit farmers by ..... A) Reducing the amount of land that is required to grow them. B) Introducing chemicals into the environment. C) Increasing an animal's resistance to antibiotics. D) Changing the the genomes of other crop plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reducing the amount of land that is required to grow them. 4. Original:ATC CAT Mutation:ATC GCAT What mutation occurred? A) Deletion. B) Insertion. C) Silent. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insertion. 5. What percent of corn is genetically engineered in the United States? A) 10%. B) 34%. C) 88%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 88%. 6. Organisms that contain genes from a different organism are called- A) Transgenic. B) Recombinant. C) Cloned. D) Restricted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transgenic. 7. What's the importance of marker genes? A) It helps identify transformed bacteria that are antibiotic resistant. B) It helps to identify transformed bacteria that have taken up the desired gene. C) It helps identify transformed bacteria that contain plasmids. D) It helps identify bacteria that have been ligated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps to identify transformed bacteria that have taken up the desired gene. 8. In which field is genetic engineering used to create genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? A) Agriculture. B) Medicine. C) Biotechnology. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 9. Debating whether or not we should do certain things in biology is called ..... A) Cloning. B) Politics. C) Bioethics. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioethics. 10. Some genetic disorders, such as Down Syndrome, are due to A) Genetic engineering. B) A DNA fingerprint. C) A mutation. D) A ribosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mutation. 11. DNA can be cut into shorter sequences by proteins known as A) Haploytes. B) Polymerases. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Restriction fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction enzymes. 12. Which is another term for selective breeding? A) Artificial selection. B) Natural Selection. C) Intelligent selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificial selection. 13. Which organelle is the location where protein is made? A) Ribosome. B) Nucleus. C) Cytoplasm. D) Nucleotide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome. 14. Creating an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. A) Cloning. B) Hybridization. C) Inbreeding. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloning. 15. Which phrase does not describe cells cloned from a carrot? A) They are genetically identical. B) They are produced sexually. C) They have the same DNA codes. D) They have identical chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are produced sexually. 16. What is the main function of plasmids in genetic engineering? A) To isolate genes using enzymes. B) To modify the genetic material of an organism. C) To transfer DNA from one organism to another. D) To produce insulin in bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transfer DNA from one organism to another. 17. Scientists have figured out a way to engineer crops that are larger and require less water to grow. A) Harmful. B) Beneficial. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficial. 18. Cell that receive recombinant DNA for cloning purpose A) Host cell. B) Plasmid. C) DNA target. D) Gene of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Host cell. 19. Scientist commonly use bacteria in genetic engineering because bacteria ..... A) Naturally make insulin. B) Infect viruses. C) Mutate quickly. D) Can contain plasmids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can contain plasmids. 20. What is Gel electrophoresis? A) Plasmids are used to create transgenic organisms. B) The process where RNA is copied in PCR. C) A mutant series combination of human insulin. D) The process where DNA is run through a gel and sorted by size to make a DNA fingerprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process where DNA is run through a gel and sorted by size to make a DNA fingerprint. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenetic Engineering Quiz 1Genetic Engineering Quiz 2Genetic Engineering Quiz 3Genetic Engineering Quiz 4Genetic Engineering Quiz 6Genetic Engineering Quiz 7Genetic Engineering Quiz 8Genetic Engineering Quiz 9Genetic Engineering Quiz 10Genetic Engineering Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books