This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 100 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 100 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a technique used especially for identification (as for forensic purposes) by extracting and identifying the base-pair pattern of an individual's DNA. A) DNA Replication. B) DNA Polymerase. C) DNA Mapping. D) DNA Fingerprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA Fingerprinting. 2. ..... is a way to organize the possible offspring combinations. A) A recessive trait. B) Heredity. C) A dominant trait. D) A Punnett Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Punnett Square. 3. What are some of the genetic engineering techniques mentioned? A) Hybridization and mutation breeding. B) Cloning and selective breeding. C) DNA sequencing, recombinant DNA, and genetic editing. D) Gene silencing and gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA sequencing, recombinant DNA, and genetic editing. 4. A medical researcher hopes to cure a disease in mice by changing a gene. How can the researcher change the sequence of the gene? A) Cloning. B) PCR. C) Electrophoresis. D) CRISPR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CRISPR. 5. A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is known as ..... A) A mutant. B) A hybrid. C) Replicated DNA. D) Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recombinant DNA. 6. An operon is A) A genetic on/off switch in prokaryotes. B) A genetic on/off switch in eukaryotes. C) A group of related genes and the associated gene switches in prokaryotes. D) A group of related genes and the associated gene switches in eukaryotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of related genes and the associated gene switches in prokaryotes. 7. Recombinant DNA introduced into bacterial cell A) ISOLATION. B) CUTTING. C) LIGATION AND INSERTION. D) TRANSFORMATION. E) EXPRESSION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TRANSFORMATION. 8. Mutations can benefit humans because they can: A) Cause illness. B) Make an organism more suited to live in its environment. C) Make organisms live shorter lives. D) Cause organisms to grow extra limbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make an organism more suited to live in its environment. 9. We can insert new genes into plasmids, and then insert the plasmids into bacteria. The bacteria will then express those new genes, making ..... that are useful to us. When we do this, we are using the plasmid as a ..... A) Nucleotide, vector. B) Enzymes, plasmids. C) Enzymes, vector. D) Protein, Vector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protein, Vector. 10. Biologists use ..... to join two DNA molecules together A) Ligase. B) Genetic engineering. C) Transformation. D) Plasmids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligase. 11. What do we call the new molecule after the process of ligation wherein the vector plasmid is joined with the gene of interest? A) Chimeric DNA. B) Gene of interest. C) Recombinant DNA. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recombinant DNA. 12. True or False:In the United States, as of July 2011, it is illegal to use federal funding for research on human embryos derived from a somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What type of vaccines were mentioned as being developed using genetic engineering? A) Covaxin and Sinopharm. B) Sinovac and Sputnik V. C) Johnson & Johnson and Novavax. D) Pfizer and Moderna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pfizer and Moderna. 14. Which genetic testing method is considered an invasive procedure? A) Amniocentesis. B) Chorionic villus sampling. C) In Vitro fertilisation. D) Genetic counselling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amniocentesis. 15. To separate DNA fragments from one another, scientists use ..... A) Polymerase chain reaction. B) DNA microarrays. C) Gel electrophoresis. D) Restriction enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gel electrophoresis. 16. ..... is field of biotechnology which describes the process of altering the genes of living organisms to produce new traits that may have application in the field of agriculture, medicine, and the industry. A) DNA recombinant technology. B) Genetics Cut. C) Genetic Engineering. D) Spliced Gene Technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic Engineering. 17. What is the basic unit of life that makes up all living things? A) Genes. B) Cloning. C) Stem cells. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells. 18. A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different organisms is known as? A) Mutant. B) Recombinant DNA. C) Hybrid. D) Clone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recombinant DNA. 19. What is used to make larger DNA segments into smaller fragments. A) Restriction Enzymes. B) DNA Polymerase. C) Genetic Scissors. D) Anti-Codons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restriction Enzymes. 20. Scientists produce oil-eating bacteria by A) Making bacteria polyploid. B) Inbreeding bacteria. C) Inducing mutations in bacteria. D) Hybridizing bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inducing mutations in bacteria. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBiotechnology 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books