This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In genetic engineering; the carrier of genetic material is known as the ..... A) Recombinant DNA. B) Enzyme. C) Plasmid. D) Vector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vector. 2. What is CRISPR? A) A disease caused by a mutation in the dystrophy gene. B) A bacterial protein used for gene editing. C) A technique to combine DNA from two mothers and one father. D) A method to grow human organs inside pigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bacterial protein used for gene editing. 3. What is the name for different types of the same species of plant? A) Varieties. B) Breeds. C) Genus. D) Kingdoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Varieties. 4. All of the DNA that makes up an organism is called ..... A) Cells. B) Nucleus. C) Genetics. D) Genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genome. 5. ..... is a trait that, if present, will always be seen. A) Heredity. B) A Punnett Square. C) A dominant trait. D) A recessive trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dominant trait. 6. FISH refers? A) Fluorescence in situ hybridization. B) Fluorescence in situ PCR. C) PCR fluorescence probe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluorescence in situ hybridization. 7. Technique to make many copies of a particular gene A) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). B) Plasmid. C) DNA polymerase. D) Restriction enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). 8. What are plasmids? A) Small circular pieces of DNA. B) Large linear pieces of DNA. C) RNA molecules. D) Protein structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small circular pieces of DNA. 9. Each DNA molecule created contain one NEW strand and one OLD strand A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which sentence is FALSE? A) All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA. B) Chromosomes are made of DNA. C) DNA is made out of 4 chemicals:adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine. D) DNA is the recipe for life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA. 11. What are some common misconceptions about genetically modified organisms? A) GMOs are a government conspiracy to control the food supply. B) GMOs are responsible for the decline in bee populations. C) GMOs are unsafe to eat, harmful to the environment, and lead to the creation of 'frankenfoods'. D) GMOs are the cause of world hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GMOs are unsafe to eat, harmful to the environment, and lead to the creation of 'frankenfoods'. 12. Ampicillin (antibiotic) is used in the plates to A) Isolate and select for only the bacteria that have been successfully transformed. B) Give bacteria energy to grow. C) Act as a trigger to turn on the expression of the gene of interest. D) Give the bacteria a new trait (such as fluorescence or insulin production). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolate and select for only the bacteria that have been successfully transformed. 13. Ligases are A) Molecular cutter. B) Molecular scissors. C) Molecular stitchers. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Molecular stitchers. 14. What does the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis make that is useful to humans? A) A protein that kills caterpillars when they eat it. B) A protein that smells good. C) A protein that tastes good. D) A protein that's healthy for caterpillars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A protein that kills caterpillars when they eat it. 15. How many parent does Dolly, the clone sheep has? A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 1 or 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 16. A mutation is? A) Any change in DNA. B) Any change in RNA. C) Any change in the genetic code. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any change in the genetic code. 17. Which gene is responsible for the bacteria glowing? A) Bla. B) Vehicle. C) GFP. D) PGLO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GFP. 18. Using DNA sequencing technologies to sequence the DNA of a single individual's genome. A) Polymerase chain reaction. B) Personal genome sequencing. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal genome sequencing. 19. What organelle is the site of translation? A) Nucleus. B) Ribosome. C) Mitochondria. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribosome. 20. What is 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) Genetic Engineering. B) Trait. C) Gene Therapy. D) Cloning. 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