This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the procedures for cleaving DNA from an organism into small fragments, and inserting the fragments into another organism. A) Recombinant DNA. B) Genetic Engineering. C) Transgenic DNA. D) Plasmidology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic Engineering. 2. What are some widely studied plasmids ..... A) F plasmids. B) R plasmids. C) Col plasmids. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. These are processes that lead to the formation of protein product encoded by the gene of interest. A) Replication and transcription. B) Transcription and translation. C) Transcription and Transformation. D) Replication and Transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transcription and translation. 4. Genetic engineering important benefites in medical field to create A) Awareness. B) Insulin. C) Medicine. D) Good product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insulin. 5. Which of the following best describes genetic engineering? A) Mating of organisms with desirable qualities or traits. B) Natural cross-breeding of a male and a female organ over a long period of time. C) Changes in species of organisms that occur over a long period of time. D) Modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. 6. What is a major advantage to Genetically Modified Organisms? A) They evolve more quickly. B) They are made in nature. C) Can make organisms not found in nature. D) They are not controversial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can make organisms not found in nature. 7. We select two organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation. A) Gene Therapy. B) Selective Breeding. C) Genetically Engineered Organs. D) Stem Cell Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective Breeding. 8. Genetic diseases are becoming more prevalent A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The process which includes a genebeing created in a laboratory and then implanted into a human cell's DNA in the nucleus where there may be amissing or nonworking gene is known as A) Gene therapy. B) Genetic Engineering. C) Artificial Selection. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 10. Sticky ends are found ..... A) Left over on the restrictive enzymes. B) On the ends of the isolated chromosome. C) In base pairs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the ends of the isolated chromosome. 11. Process by which organism are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully is ..... A) Evolution. B) Natural selection. C) Artficial selection. D) Bioinformatics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural selection. 12. What is the last step in the genetic engineering process? A) Restriction enzyme digestion. B) Isolation and purification. C) Transformation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformation. 13. What is the purpose of breeding Belgian blue cows? A) To create cows with double muscles. B) To create cows with glowing skin. C) To create cows without feathers. D) To create cows that grow extra fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create cows with double muscles. 14. Problems with selective breeding such as inbreeding include A) Better animals. B) More Meat. C) Animals can have health problems due to inheriting a genetic disorder. D) More diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animals can have health problems due to inheriting a genetic disorder. 15. What does Cloning involve? A) Changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder. B) Transferring a gene from the DNA of one organism into another. C) An organism that has the same genes as the organism from which it was produced. D) A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organism that has the same genes as the organism from which it was produced. 16. What is the potential impact of genetic engineering on sports? A) Emergence of super leagues with super athletes. B) Enhancement of player performance. C) Creation of the next sports legends. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. "Survival of the fittest" describes which theory A) Natural selection. B) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural selection. 18. What do we call the science of using the genetic makeup living things to create products? A) Biotechnology. B) Genealogy. C) Pharmacology. D) Neurology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology. 19. What does a promoter do? A) Binds RNA polymerase for transcription. B) Binds DNA polymerase for replication. C) Binds the operator. D) Binds the repressor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Binds RNA polymerase for transcription. 20. Which field would most likely NOT incorporate biotechnology? A) Agriculture. B) Genetics. C) Medicine. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mining. ← 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