This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organisms A) Artificial selection. B) Inbreeding. C) Hybridization. D) Test cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hybridization. 2. Which technique separates DNA according to size? A) Recombinant DNA. B) Gel electrophoresis. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gel electrophoresis. 3. What needs to be inserted into a bacterial cell to allow it to produce insulin to treat diabetes? A) An enzyme. B) A molecule of insulin. C) A length of DNA from a human. D) A length of DNA from a bacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A length of DNA from a human. 4. Which of the following is a commonly used label in blotting techniques? A) Vimentin. B) Biotin. C) Avidin. D) Streptomycin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotin. 5. How do viruses reproduce? A) By injecting their genetic material into a host cell. B) By replicating independently. C) By using reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy. D) By integrating RNA into host cell DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By injecting their genetic material into a host cell. 6. Which feature is not present in a cloning vector? A) Promoter. B) MCS. C) Marker. D) Ori. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promoter. 7. How do scientists produce insulin for Type 1 Diabetics? A) By engineering a human insulin gene and inserting it into a plasmid. B) By using bacteriophages to infect bacteria cells. C) By cutting DNA into fragments using restriction enzymes. D) By replicating specific sequences of DNA using PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By engineering a human insulin gene and inserting it into a plasmid. 8. Inserting a normal copy of a gene to replace a defective one is called A) DNA forensics. B) Transformation. C) DNA sequencing. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene therapy. 9. Species diversity in biological diversity usually refers to ..... A) The number of animal species in a given area. B) The same species in a general location. C) The number of plant species in a given area. D) The number of different species in a given area. E) The number of variation of genes in a species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of different species in a given area. 10. What situation causes an inversion? A) Part of the chromosome is missing. B) Part of the chromosome is attached backwards. C) Part of the chromosome breaks off and attaches to a different chromosome. D) Part of a chromosome is duplicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of the chromosome is attached backwards. 11. Which can NOT be used as a Vector A) Agrobacterium. B) Phages. C) Retrovirus. D) E coli bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E coli bacteria. 12. Which phrase is true of a DNA fingerprint A) It cannot distinguish among non-twin siblings. B) It shows a person's phenotype. C) It focuses on coding regions of DNA. D) It is a type of restriction map. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a type of restriction map. 13. Molecular scissors that "cut' DNA A) Restriction enzymes. B) Recombinant DNA. C) Gene. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restriction enzymes. 14. What is the primary goal of genetic engineering? A) To manipulate and modify the genetic material of living organisms. B) To create new organisms from scratch. C) To cure genetic diseases. D) To clone humans. E) To study the function of genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To manipulate and modify the genetic material of living organisms. 15. People are worried about the long term effects of eating GMO food. GMO stands for (a) A) Gene model organism. B) A genetically modified organism. C) Genetic middle organelle. D) Genome modified organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A genetically modified organism. 16. When is the best time to incorporate appropriate markers into the recombinant DNA? A) Just before introducing the rDNA into the bacteria. B) During the formation of the rDNA. C) When forming the single stranded DNA. D) When isolating mRNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the formation of the rDNA. 17. Parkinson's is a disease that could be potentially cured through ..... A) Gene Therapy. B) Gene Modification. C) Selective Breeding. D) Animal Husbandry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene Therapy. 18. Stem cells can be cloned (by inserting a nucleus into an egg and removing stem cells from the embryo) and can be injected into individuals to help treat certain diseases, this is called therapeutic cloning. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which enzyme "glues" DNA fragments together during insertion? A) Restriction enzymes. B) DNA ligase. C) DNA polymerase. D) DNA helicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA ligase. 20. In vitro fertilization A) Genetic manipulation. B) Fertilization making a zygote. C) A medical procedure whereby an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body. D) Used only to create genetically modified organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A medical procedure whereby an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body. ← 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