Genetic Engineering Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is NOT a component of PCR?

Correct Answer: C) RNA nucleotides.

2. What is the substance that the scissors represent?

Correct Answer: A) An enzyme.

3. Why might people be against cloning?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

4. What does CRISPR allow scientists to do?

Correct Answer: C) Deleting, Adding, or Changing Sections of DNA.

5. In mammal clones which cells are used to make a clone.

Correct Answer: B) Body and egg cell with no nucleus.

6. A cell that has not yet differentiated into a specialized cell

Correct Answer: C) Stem cell.

7. AN ORGANISM OR MICROORGANISM WHOSE GENETIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN ALTERED BY MEANS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING

Correct Answer: B) GMO.

8. What process do scientists use to make many copies of a gene?

Correct Answer: B) Polymerase Chain Reaction.

9. Dominant alleles are represented by a:

Correct Answer: D) Capital letter.

10. When making a DNA Fingerprint, the gel electrophoresis machine filters the DNA by size. Which fragments make it further down in the gel?

Correct Answer: A) Shorter.

11. DNA is ..... into mRNA, which is then ..... into a polypeptide.

Correct Answer: A) Transcribed; translated.

12. If the offsprings have the blood groups O and A the genotype of parents would be

Correct Answer: B) IA i and ii.

13. Which type of variation is quantitative?

Correct Answer: A) Continuous variation.

14. Does genetic engineering work on all organisms

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

15. Hybridization is a type of

Correct Answer: A) Selective breeding.

16. The process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Gene therapy.

17. Aside from creating GMOs, scientists can also screen and harvest proteins from rDNA expression.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

18. All are negative effects of Genetic Engineering EXCEPT.

Correct Answer: A) Pest and Disease Resistance.

19. ..... is when a gene from the DNA of one organism is moved into another.

Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering.

20. What method of genetic engineering produces desired traits by only breeding organisms with specific traits?

Correct Answer: A) Selective Breeding.