This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a preventative measure, and is used before to prevent someone from getting sick? A) Antibiotic resistance. B) Gene therapy. C) Stem cells. D) Vaccines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaccines. 2. What should you do when shaking hands? A) Grasp the other person's fingertips withyour fingertips. B) Pump the other person's hand ten times. C) Use your left hand to pat the person on theshoulder. D) Maintain eye contact and a sincere smile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maintain eye contact and a sincere smile. 3. What living organism did the Egyptians discover that made bread rise? A) Helium. B) Egg. C) Yeast. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yeast. 4. Which is most important when investigating ethical issues in biotechnology? A) Cost of the technology. B) Advantage of the technology. C) Public opinion of the technology. D) Benefits of the technology outweighing the harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benefits of the technology outweighing the harm. 5. Hippocrates was a Greek physician who is known as the: A) Father of Medicine. B) Founder of Infection Control. C) Greek Dr. Freud. D) Ancient Wonder of the World. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father of Medicine. 6. Using microbes like bacteria to remove harmful toxins from the environment is called A) Bioremediation. B) Transgenic. C) Tissue culturing. D) Gene therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bioremediation. 7. How is artificial selection different from genetic engineering? A) Artificial selection is used to make genetically identical copies of an organism, cell, or piece of genetic material. B) Artificial selection does not directly change a single organisms dna. C) Artificial selection is not related to genetics. D) Artificial selection is not an example of biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection does not directly change a single organisms dna. 8. In which year, Dolly the first mammalian clone was born? A) 1995. B) 1997. C) 1996. D) 1998. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1996. 9. How does biotechnology benefit energy production? A) Fossil fuels create pollution. B) Biomass products are used to make fuel for cars. C) Energy from the sun is used to make solar energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass products are used to make fuel for cars. 10. North Carolina has over 400 biotechnology companies. How would the economy most likely change if that number were reduced by half? A) The economy would decline because of job loss. B) The economy would suffer as funding for research decreases. C) The economy would increase due to an increase in production. D) The economy would improve when the government offers assistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The economy would decline because of job loss. 11. What is the function of phloem tissue? A) Transport water and minerals. B) Support plants. C) Photosynthesis process occur. D) Transports glucose and other nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transports glucose and other nutrients. 12. Scientists have inserted a gene into a population of ants. This gene gives the ants immunity to a common insecticide (a chemical that kills insects). Which of the statements below best explains the impact of inserting the gene for insecticide immunity into the ant population? A) The ant population will be more likely to survive a drought. B) The population of ants will be able to be sprayed with the insecticide and remain unaffected. C) The grasshoppers will learn to feed in areas where no insecticides are being used. D) The insects will use more energy to resist the insecticide which will cause a decline in their population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The population of ants will be able to be sprayed with the insecticide and remain unaffected. 13. All living things receive ALL their genetic traits from their: A) Parents. B) Mother. C) Father. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents. 14. One of the goals of the Human Genome Project is to A) Increase the number of genes in the human genome. B) Map the location of only the most important genes on each chromosome. C) Clone the entire human genome in bacteria. D) Determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome. 15. Biotechnology is working with ....., ....., and ..... to create useful products for society. A) Food, sun, water. B) Cells, proteins, genes. C) Dogs, sheep, pigs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cells, proteins, genes. 16. In what way is genetic engineering of crops similar to the more traditional practice of artificial selection of crop varieties? A) Both methods result in a crop that has some desirable characteristic. B) Both techniques produce plants that have higher yields than previously. C) In both cases, two different crop plants are crossed to develop a new one. D) In both procedures, genes from unrelated organisms can be added to the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both methods result in a crop that has some desirable characteristic. 17. Flu vaccine that is not a shot-it is a nasal spray. A) Agriculture. B) Industry. C) Environment. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicine. 18. Treating most diseases involves a certain amount of trial and error, because some drugs or treatments are more effective for some individuals than for others. How could more precise information about variations within the human genome help doctors? A) Doctors would be able to tell patients whether or not they would survive a disease based on the patient's DNA. B) Knowing which drugs or treatments worked best on specific genotypes would help pinpoint treatments more quickly. C) It would allow doctors to alter a patient's genome so that he or she could be treated more effectively with current drugs. D) Knowing the patient's genome would provide information about how long the treatment would take once the correct drug was identified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowing which drugs or treatments worked best on specific genotypes would help pinpoint treatments more quickly. 19. What do all forms of biotechnology have in common? A) They all involve modifying an organism's genetic makeup. B) They all create intense public debate when they are first introduced. C) They all make use of living organisms to do a job or provide a service. D) They all combine the use of machines with living organisms in some way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They all make use of living organisms to do a job or provide a service. 20. Which is the most useful change made to crops using applications of biotechnology? A) Crops use more nutrients. B) Crops need more fertilizer. C) Crops resist more diseases. D) Crops take more time to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crops resist more diseases. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPlant QuizzesPlant Biotechnology Quiz 1Plant Biotechnology Quiz 2Plant Biotechnology Quiz 3Plant Biotechnology Quiz 4Plant Biotechnology Quiz 5Plant Biotechnology Quiz 6Plant Biotechnology Quiz 7Plant Biotechnology Quiz 8Plant Biotechnology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books