This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 2. Traits that show up more often A) Dominant. B) Recessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dominant. 3. Role of Par gene in BACs? A) Segregation of BACs (equal distribution). B) Addition of New polynucleotides. C) Removal of Polynucleotides. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Segregation of BACs (equal distribution). 4. Which enzyme would be added to fruit in order to create a larger volume of juice out of the plant cells? A) Amylase. B) Maltase. C) Pepsin. D) Pectinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pectinase. 5. In addition to water, photosynthesis also requires A) Oxygen from the atmosphere. B) Proteins from animal prey. C) Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. D) Carbohydrates from the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 6. Which 'summarizes' the key stages / steps of Protein Synthesis? A) DNA to RNA to Amino Acids. B) Amino Acids to RNA to DNA. C) RNA to DNA to Amino Acids. D) DNA to Amino Acids to RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA to RNA to Amino Acids. 7. Dolly the sheep is an example of A) Cloning. B) Selective breeding. C) Stem cells. D) Transgenic organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloning. 8. To alter the DNA of an organism using technology to get the traits that are desired. A) Genetic Engineering. B) Selective Breeding. C) Cloning. D) Inbreeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic Engineering. 9. Small ring of bacterial DNA A) Plasmid. B) Chromosome. C) XX/XY. D) Prokaryotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasmid. 10. Chromosomal mutations are alterations in the nucleotide sequence of a gene. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 11. Some mutations have a positive effect on the organism in which they occur. They are called A) Beneficial mutations. B) Non-beneficial mutations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneficial mutations. 12. An organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced is A) A match. B) A commoner. C) A clone. D) A phony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A clone. 13. Why are transgenic plants and other GMOs closely monitored by government agencies? A) To control their growth in the wild. B) To prevent them from reproducing. C) To ensure they are fit for human consumption. D) To promote their widespread use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure they are fit for human consumption. 14. Which of these is an example of inherited variation only? A) Eye colour. B) Height. C) Weight. D) Skin colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eye colour. 15. What are GMO's A) Genetically Modified Organisms. B) Genotype Melody Ocelot. C) Gene Multiple Octets. D) Great Mutations Often. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetically Modified Organisms. 16. Who were the first biochemists develop genetic engineering by inserting DNA from one bacteria into another? A) Marie Curie. B) Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen. C) Einstein. D) Rudolf Jaenisch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen. 17. Identify the point (substitution) mutation from the following DNA sequence:ATG CCA AAT A) ATG TCA AAT. B) ATG CCT AAA T. C) ATC CA AT. D) ATG CCA AAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATG TCA AAT. 18. Despite the successful cloning of human embryos, much of this research has been halted due to: A) National laws prohibiting human cloning. B) Insufficient funding. C) Lack of experimental research. D) Ethical concerns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethical concerns. 19. Where does protein synthesis take place? A) Ligase. B) Ribosomes. C) Codon. D) Endoplasmic Reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosomes. 20. A set of steps where genes from one organism are placed into the DNA of an organism of a different species, with the goal of having that organism produce the trait of the other species A) Selective breeding (also known as artificial selection). B) Gene Therapy. C) Gene Splicing (production of Transgenic / Genetically Modified Organisms). D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene Splicing (production of Transgenic / Genetically Modified Organisms). ← 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