This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA that makes up a gene. A) Variations. B) Mutations. C) Genetic engineering. D) Principle of superposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic engineering. 2. Recombinant DNA is when a scientist puts a human gene into a ..... to produce the protein needed to treat a disease. A) Virus. B) Bacteria. C) DNA. D) RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 3. How are scientists able to produce a type of corn that will repel insects? A) By not spraying the corn plants. B) By soaking corn seeds in insect spray. C) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. D) By altering the temperature of soil so the insects will die. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. 4. What is the order for Protein Synthesis? A) Transcription $\rightarrow$ Translation $\rightarrow$ Protein. B) Translation-> Transcription $\rightarrow$ Protein. C) Protein $\rightarrow$ Transcription $\rightarrow$ Translation. D) Translation $\rightarrow$ Protein $\rightarrow$ Transcription. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcription $\rightarrow$ Translation $\rightarrow$ Protein. 5. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is found in the ..... of a cell. A) Cell membrane. B) Cytoplasm. C) Nucleus. D) Nucleolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 6. What is the main objective of Happicuppa? A) To promote literacy. B) To provide information on GMOs. C) To promote coffee. D) To discourage the consumption of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide information on GMOs. 7. Trait causing someone to have more than 5 fingers on a hand A) Cystic fibrosis. B) Sickle-cell anemia. C) Huntington's Disease. D) Polydactyly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polydactyly. 8. Which of the following examples was NOT made by using recombinant DNA? A) BT Corn. B) Glow animals. C) Dog breeds. D) Insulin producing bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog breeds. 9. Which statement correctly explains why bacteria are used in biotechnology? A) Bacteria reproduce slowly. B) Bacteria need complex molecules. C) Bacteria can make complex molecules. D) Bacteria are all pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria can make complex molecules. 10. For centuries, certain animals have been crossed to produceoffspring that have desirable qualities. Dogs have beenmated to produce Labradors, beagles, and poodles. All ofthese dogs look and behave very differently from oneanother. This technique of producing organisms withspecific qualities is known as A) Gene replication. B) Natural selection. C) Random mutation. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding. 11. Technique for identifying and characterizing genes from two different populations A) SAGE. B) TOGA. C) Subtractive Hybridization. D) DIKES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtractive Hybridization. 12. Which of these is not a use of DNA profiling? A) Solving Crime. B) Paternity Testing. C) Screening for diseases. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic Engineering. 13. Site directed mutagenesis refers A) Creation of Mutation at defined site. B) Creation of Mutation at random. C) Creation of mutation at products. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation of Mutation at defined site. 14. Which is an application of genetic engineering? A) Destroying all bacteria. B) Creating synthetic insulin. C) Producing cells from nonliving material. D) Preventing weeds from spreading to farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating synthetic insulin. 15. A condition in which cells contain multiple, complete sets of chromosomes is: A) Polyploidy. B) Polymetrics. C) Polygenetics. D) Polygrip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyploidy. 16. What is the original cause of eutrophication? A) Too many predators. B) Too many herbivores. C) Excess fertilizer. D) Too much oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excess fertilizer. 17. Dolly the sheep was created in 1997, she represents what? A) The first cloned mammal. B) A transgenic animal. C) Selective breeding. D) A hybrid animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first cloned mammal. 18. The corn borer caterpillar caused about ..... dollars in damage. A) One thousand. B) Ten thousand. C) One million. D) One billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One billion. 19. The enzyme that reads DNA to make RNA is called A) RNAse. B) DNA polymerase. C) RNA polymerase. D) MRNAase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RNA polymerase. 20. This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait. A) Cloning. B) Gel Electrophoresis. 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