This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did scientists edit the genes of bacteria to produce insulin? A) Because the bacteria were diabetic. B) Because bacteria have simple DNA that is easier to manipulate, making it easy to produce insulin in a lab. C) Because bacteria's complex DNA was perfect for insulin production. D) Because insulin has no use outside of a lab setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because bacteria have simple DNA that is easier to manipulate, making it easy to produce insulin in a lab. 2. What are designer babies A) Babies that you can design. B) Babies that have an ability to design themselves. C) Babies that have blue eyes. D) Baby who's genetic makeup has been selected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baby who's genetic makeup has been selected. 3. Which of the following enzyme can be synthesized by Chloramphenicol resistance gene? A) Chloramphenicol acetyl-transferase. B) Amphicilin acetyl-transferase. C) Tetracyclin acetyl-transferase. D) Streptomycin acetyl-transferase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloramphenicol acetyl-transferase. 4. What is the process of producing a genetically identical copy of a plant or animal? A) Genetic Disorder. B) Cloning. C) Gene Therapy. D) Artificial Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloning. 5. Which statement is FALSE? A) DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded. B) DNA is stuck in the nucleus and RNA can leave. C) Both DNA and RNA are made up of nucleotides. D) DNA has uracil and RNA has thymine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA has uracil and RNA has thymine. 6. Which is an example of a transgenic organism? A) A cow that has been given hormones. B) A labradoodle. C) A fish that has been given a firefly gene so it can glow in the dark. D) A human given a corrected blood-clotting gen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fish that has been given a firefly gene so it can glow in the dark. 7. A child is born with a faulty gene that causes a serious disease. Which process can solve this problem. A) Organism cloning. B) Genome sequencing. C) Gene therapy. D) DNA fingerprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene therapy. 8. A dog breeder breeds a black poodle with another black poodle to hopefully get only grey poodles. This is an example of A) Artificial selection. B) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective breeding. 9. Inserting a normal gene (or editing an existing gene) to fix an absent or abnormal gene. A) Polymerase chain reaction. B) Personal genome sequencing. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene therapy. 10. Mutations can be a result of ..... A) Environmental Exposure. B) Lack of sleep. C) Not enough exercise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Exposure. 11. The plant growth regulator that promotes shoot growth is A) Auxins. B) Cytokinins. C) Ethylene. D) Abscisic acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinins. 12. What does the following word part mean:Poly A) To eat/consume. B) To swallow/devour. C) To make. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many. 13. Gene therapy A) A type of denim pants. B) Is someone you go see a doctor for. C) Involves changing genes that cause disease. D) A catalog of all nucleotides that make up human genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involves changing genes that cause disease. 14. During electrophoresis, the ..... pieces of DNA travel the farthest through the gel. A) Largest. B) Smallest. C) Colored. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smallest. 15. Why do we look similar to our parents and siblings? A) We have the exact same DNA. B) We share some of the same DNA. C) Random chance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We share some of the same DNA. 16. The small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell used as a biological vector A) Helix. B) Plasmid. C) Clone. D) Nucleotide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasmid. 17. Which of the following best describes "DNA Fingerprinting?" A) Means the same thing as "gel electrophoresis". B) Used to edit someone's genes. C) Used to move genes from one organism into another. D) Used to copy an organism's genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Means the same thing as "gel electrophoresis". 18. Recombinant DNA plasmids contain all of the following EXCEPT A) Origin of Replication. B) Multiple Cloning Site. C) Promoter. D) Selectable Marker. E) IPTG. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) IPTG. 19. What is the name of the process in which new breeds and varieties of organisms are created using artificial selection? A) Artificial selection. B) Natural selection. C) Selective breeding. D) Survival of the fittest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selective breeding. 20. The dsx gene is the exact same in both sexes of mosquitos. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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