This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Genetic Engineering is used to A) Make DNA. B) Make RNA. C) Only treat diseases. D) Make mutations that can help people or the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make mutations that can help people or the environment. 2. Bacterial DNA is ..... than human DNA A) More simple. B) Less simple. C) Uglier. D) Deadlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More simple. 3. Which of the following are the benefits of GMO? A) Increase the number of crop yields. B) Increase nutritional value. C) Reduce the usage of pesticide. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 4. Which of the following would require the use of recombinant DNA? A) Crossing apple trees to create better apples. B) Engineering bacteria to produce human insulin. C) Breeding a donkey and a horse to make a mule. D) Creating a polyploid tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engineering bacteria to produce human insulin. 5. Correcting mistakes in DNA is ..... A) Gene therapy. B) Gene modification. C) Selective breeding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 6. In humans, what would the blood type of a child be if she inherited type A from Dad and type B from Mom? A) O. B) A. C) B. D) AB. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AB. 7. [TRUE/FALSE] A single transgenic bacterium can mass produce human insulin. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which is an advantage of genetic engineering? A) Produce medicines such as insulin for diabetics. B) Organ failure due to exposure to glyphosate. C) Kidney damage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produce medicines such as insulin for diabetics. 9. Humans are easier to clone than bacteria. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The process used to make Dolly the cloned sheep was A) Genetic transformation. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Genetic transcription. D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. 11. Selective breeding is where ..... decides which traits should be passed on A) Nature. B) A human. C) Mrs. Yezak. D) The illuminati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A human. 12. When looking for a reliable science source you should look for ..... A) Articles written by scientists or experts in the field. B) Articles that promote a certain product because it is probably good for you. C) Articles that use terms like "always" and "never". D) Articles that require you to click on links or ask questions that can only be answered by reading the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articles written by scientists or experts in the field. 13. Which of the following best describes "genome" ? A) A segment of DNA coding for a protein. B) A picture of someone's chromosomes. C) An enzyme used to seal DNA fragments. D) The full set of genetic information an organism carries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The full set of genetic information an organism carries. 14. What is the shape of DNA? A) A folded triangle. B) A ball. C) A double helix. D) A straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A double helix. 15. Mark are used to identify a gene, usually antibiotic resistance or GFP. A) Genetic marker. B) PCR. C) Gel electrophoresis. D) Restriction enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic marker. 16. Carries the amino acid used to make a protein A) MRNA. B) RRNA. C) TRNA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TRNA. 17. How can cloning occur? A) Through chemical reactions only. B) As a result of environmental changes. C) It may occur naturally or may be engineered. D) By physical separation of an organism into two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It may occur naturally or may be engineered. 18. When you have two of the same genes A) Heterozygous. B) Recessive. C) Homozygous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homozygous. 19. Reverse transcription PCR uses A) MRNA as a template to form. B) RNA as a template to form a DNA. C) DNA as a template to form ssDNA. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRNA as a template to form. 20. A clone can be BEST thought of as a(n) ..... created in the lab. A) Identical twin. B) GMO. C) Science fiction experiment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identical twin. ← 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 9Genetic Engineering Quiz 10Genetic Engineering Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books