This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is one of the pros of Herbicide use? A) It makes weeding easier and cheaper for farmers. B) It keeps animals away from crops. C) Plants grow taller and stronger. D) It makes more organic crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes weeding easier and cheaper for farmers. 2. Which DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on? A) The long strands. B) The short strands. C) The medium strands. D) They all move the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The short strands. 3. Gel electrophoresis is used for A) Construction recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors. B) Cutting of DNA into fragments. C) Separation of DNA fragments according to their size. D) Isolation of DNA molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separation of DNA fragments according to their size. 4. Which term is not related to the word "agriculture"? A) Farming. B) Crops. C) Cultivation. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physics. 5. Which of these would be a concern about the use of biotechnology? A) Creation of new pathogens. B) Making of new vaccines. C) Increased opportunities for jobs. D) Increased crop yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation of new pathogens. 6. Customizing the genetic makeup of crops so they can grow in dry or hot climates, is what area of biotech? A) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. B) Medical Biotechnology. C) Agricultural Biotechnology. D) Medical Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural Biotechnology. 7. Hippocrates studied medicine in ancient Greece. How did he think illness should be treated? A) By praying to the ancient Gods. B) With chants, ringing bells and dance. C) With rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness. D) By bleeding the victim to release the bad spirits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness. 8. Influenza is caused by A) A virus. B) Fungus. C) Parasite. D) Bacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A virus. 9. A disease caused by mutation in the genetic material or DNA A) Cloning Disease. B) Mutant disease. C) Genetic disease. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic disease. 10. Which careers are most closely related to biotechnology? A) Construction and engineering. B) Water treatment and electricity generation. C) Medicine and agriculture. D) Communication and information technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medicine and agriculture. 11. Which of the following traits is not the most common one in GM foods? A) Stay fresh longer. B) Resist insects. C) Tolerate herbicides. D) Resist viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tolerate herbicides. 12. The colour of flower is due to the presence of A) Chlorophyll. B) Xanthophylls. C) Florigen. D) Chromoplast or anthocyanin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chromoplast or anthocyanin. 13. Why would a scientist put a microorganism in a culture? A) To look at the DNA. B) To manufacture fats. C) To break apart chromosomes. D) To grow the microorganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To grow the microorganism. 14. The manipulation of DNA is called A) Genetic engineering. B) Karyotype. C) Plasmid. D) Gel electrophoresis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 15. Which would most likely result in the largest economic benefit to North Carolina? A) North Carolina partnering with farmers for use of agricultural biotechnology. B) North Carolina being a lead consumer state in pharmaceutical manufacturing. C) North Carolina making the world's best-trained workforce for biomanufacturing. D) North Carolina making a long-standing commitment to biotechnology development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North Carolina making a long-standing commitment to biotechnology development. 16. Creating an exact genetic duplicate of another organism A) Cloning/micropropagation. B) Gene mapping. C) Biofuels. D) Base pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloning/micropropagation. 17. Many countries in the world eat a diet that consists mostly of rice. While this type of food is filling, it does not provide much nutritional value. Which of these biotechnologies could be used to create more nutritional rice? A) Genetic engineering of current rice plants. B) Growing more and eating more current rice plants. C) Cloning of current rice plants. D) Antibiotics delivered to the rice plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering of current rice plants. 18. What process was used in prehistoric times to make cheese and wine? A) Bioremediation. B) Composting. C) Fermentation. D) Lactation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fermentation. 19. What is a risk of GMOs? A) Radioactive. B) Food that taste too good. C) The long term effects are unknown. D) Produce too much food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The long term effects are unknown. 20. Which genes would most likely be inserted into a crop to aid in its survival against insects and low temperatures? A) Freeze resistance and decreased yield. B) Freeze resistance and pest resistance. C) Heat resistance. D) Drought resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freeze resistance and pest resistance. ← 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