This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 120 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 120 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recombinant DNA can also be abbreviated A) Just DNA. B) RDNA. C) Dinner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RDNA. 2. What is the name of the stretch of DNA where RNA polymerase binds? A) Operator. B) Promoter. C) Enhancer. D) Regulatory gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promoter. 3. A technology that can change the way how your babies look like A) Cloning. B) Designer baby. C) GMO. D) Stem cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designer baby. 4. What enzyme can be used to convert mRNA into DNA? A) Reverse transcriptase. B) Reverse DNA polymerase. C) Reverse ligase. D) Reverse helicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverse transcriptase. 5. What is a "sticky end" A) DNA fragments with single stranded ends. B) Fragments of RNA. C) DNA fragments with double stranded ends. D) Fragments of RNA with double stranded ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA fragments with single stranded ends. 6. Which best describes a controversial issue associated with the use of genetically modified crops? A) The use of genetically modified crops to increase potential yield. B) The short-term use of genetically modified crops in famine-strickencountries. C) The development of genetically modified crops which are resistant toherbicides. D) The long-term effects which may arise from the use of geneticallymodified crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The long-term effects which may arise from the use of geneticallymodified crops. 7. New strand of DNA made by inserting the gene of one organisms into the DNA of another. A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Polymerase chain reactions. C) Recombinant DNA (rDNA). D) Clone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recombinant DNA (rDNA). 8. When too closely related individuals are crossed, preserving the traits of interest. A) Inbreeding. B) Hybridization. C) Natural selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inbreeding. 9. What kingdom does mushrooms belong to? A) Animals. B) Plant. C) Mushrooms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mushrooms. 10. What is it called when scientists manipulate DNA in living cells? A) Genetic engineering. B) Just manipulation. C) Mutation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 11. Crossing a horse and a donkey is a type of A) Selective breeding. B) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective breeding. 12. Which application of genetic engineering is used to change faulty genes with healthy ones? A) Production of vaccines. B) Chromosomal correction. C) Epigenetics. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene therapy. 13. DNA sequencing is a technique used to A) Identify the bases if tRNA. B) Identify the bases of the mRNA. C) Identify the bases of RNA. D) Identify the order of DNA bases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identify the order of DNA bases. 14. The deliberate removal of genetic material from one organism and combining it with a genetic material of another organism is a specific technique called A) Genetic engineering. B) Gel electrophoresis. C) Recombinant DNA technology. D) Gene probes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recombinant DNA technology. 15. In what way does the action of reverse transcriptase differ from that of RNA polymerase A) It has active sites that can accommodate RNA nucleotides. B) It has active site that can accommodate DNA nucleotides. C) It forms double stranded DNA from mRNA. D) It is a globular protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has active site that can accommodate DNA nucleotides. 16. The gene from a glowing jellyfish has been inserted into the DNA of a pig. Now the pig glows in the dark. This is an example of ..... A) Genetic engineering. B) Selective breeding. C) Natural selection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 17. Translation occurs at the ..... A) Ribosome. B) Nucleus. C) DNA. D) Polymerase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome. 18. -Bacterial cell reproduces by Binary Fission-Bacterial cell produces the polypeptide-Coded for by the donor DNA A) ISOLATION. B) CUTTING. C) LIGATION AND INSERTION. D) TRANSFORMATION. E) EXPRESSION. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) EXPRESSION. 19. What is confidentiality A) Not publishing personal details of participants. B) Telling participants they are being studied. C) Not putting your name on your research. D) Putting all personal details of participants in your research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not publishing personal details of participants. 20. Ligase enzymes are used in genetic engineering to A) Cut open plasmid DNA. B) Insert plasmids into bacteria. C) Isolate the DNA making up a human gene. D) Join human DNA to plasmid DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Join human DNA to plasmid DNA. ← 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