This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 90 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 90 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a type of restriction enzyme? A) Amylase. B) EcoRI. C) Protease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EcoRI. 2. ..... is a method widely used in molecular biology to rapidly make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample allowing scientists to take a very small sample of DNA and amplify it to a large enough amount to study in detail. A) PCR. B) GMO. C) DNA. D) RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PCR. 3. The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder. A) Karyotype. B) Gene Therapy. C) Mutation. D) Multiple Alleles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene Therapy. 4. What type of charge does DNA have the it helpful during the process of electropheresis A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 5. The first step to genetic engineering is: A) Isolate gene of interest. B) Reconnect DNA fragments. C) Cut DNA strand. D) Produce proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolate gene of interest. 6. What DNA technology makes millions of copies of a segment of DNA? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) PCR Amplification. C) Genetic Engineering. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PCR Amplification. 7. A clone is created using which technique? A) Recombinant DNA technology. B) Gene splicing. C) Selective breeding. D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer. 8. An application of using DNA technology to help environmental scientists would be ..... A) Use PCR to analyze DNA at a crime scene. B) Create a tobacco plant that glows in the dark. C) Clone the gene for human growth hormone to treat pituitary dwarfism. D) Make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria. 9. Hen animals with desired characteristics are mated to produce offspring with thosedesired traits A) Cloning. B) Hybridization. C) Inbreeding. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hybridization. 10. With this technique, many copies of DNA segment in a few hours are created A) PCR. B) PDR. C) PNR. D) Dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PCR. 11. Genomic library construction is concerned with ..... A) Gene isolation. B) Protein production. C) Antibiotics. D) Regeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene isolation. 12. During the process of translation, ..... matches a nucleic acid codon with the proper amino acid. A) A ribosome. B) ATP. C) Polymerase. D) MRNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MRNA. 13. What did Mary Anning's findings help scientists learn? A) That Earth is more than 300 million years old. B) That evolution takes place by small, gradual steps. C) That some animals existed in the past but no longer today. D) That species do not change over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That some animals existed in the past but no longer today. 14. What type of macromolecule is an enzyme? A) Protein. B) Carbohydrate. C) Lipid. D) Nucleic acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 15. During ..... a cell takes in DNA from outside the cell. A) Mutation. B) Distillation. C) Recombination. D) Transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transformation. 16. Electrophoresis is a method of A) Changing the genetic code of an organism. B) Separating colored compounds on a strip of paper. C) Indicating the presence of starch. D) Separating DNA fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separating DNA fragments. 17. Process of making changes to the DNA code of living things. A) Genetic engineering. B) Inbreeding. C) Selective breeding. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 18. Bacterial cells have been genetically engineered to produce useful substances such as human ..... to treat diabetes. A) Glycogen. B) Glucagon. C) Glucose. D) Insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glucose. 19. Other types of bacteria may grow in differently sized or shaped colonies, allowing the ..... to differentiate the bacteria. A) Biochemist. B) Chemist. C) Microbiologist. D) Ecotourist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microbiologist. 20. The resulting "spliced" gene is termed as the A) Restriction enzymes. B) Ligases. C) Gene splicing. D) Recombinant DNA. 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