This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The researcher should ensure that the participants will not be adversely affected by the research and its results. A) Care. B) Human Subjects Protection. C) Respect for Colleagues. D) Social Responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Subjects Protection. 2. This is the practice of choosing individuals of a species to mate based on their desirable characteristics A) Bacterial recombination. B) Natural selection. C) Genetic modification. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding. 3. Which of the following is not a step in the genetic modification of bacteria to produce insulin? A) This genetically modified plasmid is introduced to a new bacteria cell. B) A small section is then cut out of the vector by restriction enzymes. C) The gene for human insulin is then inserted into the gap in the plasmid. D) After fermentation is complete, the mixture is filtered to release the insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small section is then cut out of the vector by restriction enzymes. 4. True or False. Certain genes can lead to disorders. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which statement is part of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection? A) More offspring are produced than can possibly survive. B) The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest. C) The number of offspring is not related to fitness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More offspring are produced than can possibly survive. 6. What are the missing words, in the correct order? Genetic engineering involves ..... a gene from the DNA of one ..... and placing into into the ..... of another organisms. This changes their ..... and gives them ..... characteristics. A) Inserting, organism, DNA, gene, desirable. B) Inserting, organism, gene, genome, desirable. C) Removing, organism, DNA, genome, desirable. D) Removing, organism, gene, DNA, desirable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removing, organism, DNA, genome, desirable. 7. What are Transgenic animals used for A) To make new breeds of animals. B) To get more female animals. C) To get more male animals. D) To study genes and improve food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To study genes and improve food supply. 8. Genes and other genetic information from a wide range of organisms are transformed into bacteria for storage and modification, creating genetically modified bacteria in the process. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 9. Pets to be like the original one. A) Genetic engineering. B) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloning. 10. In class we read about which 2 types of commonly used biotechnology techniques A) Gene cloning & PCR. B) Denaturing & PCR. C) Bacteria & VCR. D) Transcription & Extension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene cloning & PCR. 11. What is the direct manipulation of genetic material to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population? A) Genetic Engineering. B) Selective Breeding. C) Cloning. D) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic Engineering. 12. What charge does DNA carry? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 13. What describes the physical appearance of a trait? A) Alleles. B) Genotype. C) Phenotype. D) Karyotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phenotype. 14. What is the process of selecting and breeding parents with specific genetic quality to ensure that their offspring inherit the same? A) Genetic Engineering. B) Cloning. C) Selective Breeding. D) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective Breeding. 15. Transformation A) When bacterial cells take up recombinant DNA. B) New DNA with DNA from another source. C) When bacteria copy the recombinant DNA along with their own DNA. D) Makes millions of copies of a specific DNA fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When bacterial cells take up recombinant DNA. 16. Short single-stranded DNA fragment that defines the region to be copied A) Vector. B) DNA polymerase. C) Plasmid. D) DNA Primer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA Primer. 17. What is the purpose of combining DNA from different organisms in genetic engineering? A) To clean up toxic waste. B) To get recombinant DNA from two different species that can be useful to humanity. C) To produce acid washed jeans. D) To make bacterial cells glow in the dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get recombinant DNA from two different species that can be useful to humanity. 18. What was the source of primitive injectable insulin before the advent of genetic engineering? A) Human. B) Bacteria. C) Pig. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pig. 19. What is the role of chromosomes in genetics? A) Chromosomes have no role in genetics. B) Chromosomes are only found in plants, not animals. C) Chromosomes contain genetic information and play a role in inheritance. D) Chromosomes are responsible for physical traits, not genetic traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chromosomes contain genetic information and play a role in inheritance. 20. Which of the following is NOT a vector? A) Plasmids. B) Viruses. C) Egg cell. D) None of above. 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