This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not an agricultural biotechnology? A) Using vaccines to prevent illness among livestock. B) Genetically modifying crops to be pest resistant. C) Genetically modifying crops to be drought resistant. D) Using a tractor to plow a field in preparation of planting a crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using a tractor to plow a field in preparation of planting a crop. 2. Great strides are being made in identifying genetic markers for disease within the human genome. Which of the following would be considered an ethical misuse of this information? A) Hospitals using genetic information about specific patients in order to develop treatments for those individuals. B) Individuals deciding not to have children based on the results of genetic testing showing they carry the allele for a fatal disease. C) Insurance companies refusing to insure a person based on information they required about the person's genome indicating a high risk for a certain disease. D) Doctors informing their patients that they are likely to develop a debilitating illness for which there is no treatment based on patient-requested genetic tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insurance companies refusing to insure a person based on information they required about the person's genome indicating a high risk for a certain disease. 3. What are 4 components of gel electrophoresis? A) Scissors, Electricity, a Buffer and a Microwave. B) Gel, Electricity, Meiosis and a Buffer. C) Scissors, Meiosis, a Microwave and Agarose. D) Gel, Electricity, a Buffer and DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gel, Electricity, a Buffer and DNA. 4. Someone who is interested in pursuing a marketing career in the biotech industry should enjoy: A) Working in a lab with various machines. B) Conducting pharmaceutical research. C) Caring for a variety of lab animals. D) Meeting and talking with people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meeting and talking with people. 5. Which aspect of agricultural biotechnology most benefits farmers and society? A) Increased crop yields (Testing soils). B) Increased profits for the economy. C) Increased environmental science business among countries. D) Increased knowledge of diseases in genetically modified plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased crop yields (Testing soils). 6. The only way to cure a genetic disease is to. A) Transplant affected tissue. B) Change the affected DNA sequence. C) Induce mutations in affected gene. D) Remove the affected gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change the affected DNA sequence. 7. Which North Carolina industry profits the most from biotechnology advancements? A) Textiles. B) Computer software. C) Auto manufacturing. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicine. 8. What percent of time is the procedure, DNA microinjection, successful? A) 3%. B) 30%. C) 60%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 9. If biotechnology is used to grow potatoes, and the use of biotechnology increases yield, then what would you expect would happen to the potatoes? A) They would be resistant to pests. B) They would be larger and more of them. C) They would turn into cucumbers. D) They would be low calorie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They would be larger and more of them. 10. Sewage plants collecting methane gas to fuel generators or air compressors, is which area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. C) Environmental Biotechnology. D) Medical Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Biotechnology. 11. Which of the following is true in regards to gene therapy? We insert a A) Vaccine. B) Protein. C) Gene. D) Lipid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene. 12. Corn with the Bt gene, is which area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Medical Biotechnology. C) Consumer goods biotechnology. D) Environmental Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural Biotechnology. 13. Which best describes a potential economic benefit to the rural areas of North Carolina? A) Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease resistant crops. B) Biotechnology can help make the harvesting process less efficient. C) Biotechnology can reduce the amount of time required to plant a crop in the field. D) Biotechnology can help farmers advertise and sell their produce through the Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease resistant crops. 14. What is the most useful change biotechnology has made in agriculture? A) Crops need more water. B) Crops need more nutrients. C) Crops need more time to grow. D) Crops resist more diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crops resist more diseases. 15. What technique is used for separating DNA fragments? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Chromatography. C) Transformation. D) Transduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel electrophoresis. 16. Cystic fibrosis results when patients inherit two copies of a recessive CFTR gene. The recessive CFTR genes produce a protein which causes mucus to build up in parts of the body. Having just one dominant CFTR gene allows the body to produce a normal protein. Individuals with one dominant CFTR gene have no cystic fibrosis symptoms. Which question would BEST help researchers identify a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis? A) Can recessive CFTR genes recombine with bacterial DNA to be cloned?. B) Can a dominant CFTR gene be inserted in patients' cells using a virus?. C) Can stem cells be used to change the recessive CFTR genes into dominant CFTR genes in patients' cells?. D) Can DNA fingerprinting identify which individuals have cystic fibrosis and which do not?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can a dominant CFTR gene be inserted in patients' cells using a virus?. 17. A nasal spray flu vaccine, is which area of biotech? A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. C) Environmental Biotechnology. D) Medical Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medical Biotechnology. 18. What is recombinant DNA? (*hint think recombining) A) DNA brought together from two sources. B) Original Plasmid. C) DNA that restriction enzyme cuts. D) A cell with DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA brought together from two sources. 19. Of the following, what event happened first? A) DNA fingerprinting was developed. B) First test tube baby was born. C) Dolly the sheep was cloned. D) The Hippocratic Oath was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hippocratic Oath was created. 20. BT corn is a genetically modified organism, (GMO), that is a specific example of an insect ..... crop. A) Susceptible. B) Persistent. C) Resistant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPlant QuizzesPlant Biotechnology Quiz 1Plant Biotechnology Quiz 3Plant Biotechnology Quiz 4Plant Biotechnology Quiz 5Plant Biotechnology Quiz 6Plant Biotechnology Quiz 7Plant Biotechnology Quiz 8Plant Biotechnology Quiz 9Plant Biotechnology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books