This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 63 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are some examples of genetically modified crops used in agriculture? A) Soybeans, corn, cotton, and canola. B) Apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes. C) Wheat, rice, barley, and oats. D) Potatoes, carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soybeans, corn, cotton, and canola. 2. What is used to cut DNA? A) Amylase. B) DNA Polymerase. C) Restriction Enzyme. D) Protease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction Enzyme. 3. Four types of mutation A) Insertion, Translocation, Substitution, Delation. B) Translocation, Delation, Substitution, Insertion. C) Insertion, Translocation, Delation, Deletion. D) Deletion, Delation, Translocation, Insertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insertion, Translocation, Substitution, Delation. 4. Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology provide? A) Developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy. B) Developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures. C) Developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain. D) Developing plants that will not die. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures. 5. What is selective breeding also known as? A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. C) Genetic modification. D) Random breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 6. The process of manipulating organisms, cells, or molecules to produce specific products is ..... A) Hybridization. B) Cell manipulation. C) Chain Reaction. D) Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biotechnology. 7. Enzymes which join DNA are called A) Ligases. B) Nucleases. C) DNAses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligases. 8. GEO means A) Genetically modified organism. B) Genetically engineered organism. C) Genetically emulsion organism. D) Genetically manhandled orphan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetically engineered organism. 9. A substance that has been genetically engineered into transgenic rice has the potential to treat A) High Blood Pressure. B) Vitamin A Deficiency. C) Cancer. D) Vitamin D Deficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitamin A Deficiency. 10. Which of the following illustrates classical breeding? A) A farmer choose a breed of a cow of greater milk production. B) The use of bacteria to produce human insulin. C) The insertion of cloned genes to plant cells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A farmer choose a breed of a cow of greater milk production. 11. After finding the location of a gene, how can a scientist take it out of a cell? A) Using a microscope. B) Using PCR. C) Using scissors. D) Using enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using enzymes. 12. An example of a mutation where a piece of chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome is called ..... A) Trisomy. B) Translocation. C) Inversion. D) Deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Translocation. 13. Which PCR step causes the denaturation of double-stranded DNA? A) Repeat the cycle of heating and cooling. B) Add primers. C) Heat target DNA to 94 degrees Celsius. D) Cool DNA to between 50 degrees and 65 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat target DNA to 94 degrees Celsius. 14. Locates relative positions on a DNA molecule of the recognition sequence for the restriction endonucleases A) FISH. B) Restriction Mapping. C) SAGE. D) TOGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction Mapping. 15. Which seems like an example of genetically modified organism? A) Cows that can produce a lot of milk. B) Puppies that can glow in the dark. C) Grass that can grow fast. D) Turtles that can move fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puppies that can glow in the dark. 16. Animals that eat the primary consumers A) Secondary Consumers. B) Primary Consumers. C) Producer Consumers. D) Commercial Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Consumers. 17. Which statement does not apply to the traits present in a population as a result of artificial selection? A) Traits are desirable to humans. B) Traits may not increase chance of survival or reproduction. C) Traits are different than when environmental factors are the selective pressure. D) Traits are present only in the phenotype and not in the genotype of the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traits are present only in the phenotype and not in the genotype of the population. 18. How does genetic engineering affect social and economic aspects? A) Genetic engineering can have both positive and negative impacts on social and economic aspects. B) Genetic engineering has no impact on social and economic aspects. C) Genetic engineering only has positive impacts on social and economic aspects. D) Genetic engineering only has negative impacts on social and economic aspects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering can have both positive and negative impacts on social and economic aspects. 19. Does a reason have to be given to withdraw from a study A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. Discuss the ethical considerations surrounding the use of genetic engineering in agriculture. A) There are no ethical concerns related to genetic engineering in agriculture. B) Genetic engineering has no impact on the environment or human health. C) Potential environmental impacts, effects on biodiversity, and concerns about the long-term effects on human health. D) The benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture outweigh any potential negative impacts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potential environmental impacts, effects on biodiversity, and concerns about the long-term effects on human health. ← 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