This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Biotechnology > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a hypothesis a scientist could test using principles of biotechnology? A) How long can a wheat plant live without water?. B) What are the effects of extreme cold on wheat plants?. C) Can wheat be genetically modified to be resistant to mold?. D) Which variety of wheat tastes best when made into pasta?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can wheat be genetically modified to be resistant to mold?. 2. What is an example of a life form used in industrial biotechnology? A) Android. B) Bacteria. C) Proton. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 3. Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of A) Rhizobium. B) Eschericha. C) Mycobacterium. D) Saccharomyces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eschericha. 4. In order for scientists to clone a sheep they must extract what from a cell? A) Cytoplasm. B) Cell wall. C) DNA. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA. 5. Human growth hormone to counteract dwarfism. A) Agriculture. B) Industry. C) Environment. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medicine. 6. In order to create corn with larger ears through artificial selection, A) The smallest ears need to be used for next years crop,. B) The medium sized ears need to be used for next years crop. C) The largest ears need to be used for next years crop. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The largest ears need to be used for next years crop. 7. Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer invented the technique of DNA cloning and are responsible for the: A) Separation of Siamese twins. B) Methods used today to kill microbes in milk. C) Human Genome Project. D) Biotechnology revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biotechnology revolution. 8. In most biotech careers, what rule should females follow when it comes to wearing makeup? A) The more makeup a person wears, the prettier she will be. B) Makeup can be used to create a natural appearance. C) Biotech workers should never wear makeup. D) The appearance of biotech workers is notimportant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makeup can be used to create a natural appearance. 9. What is an application of genetic engineering? A) Destroying all bacteria. B) Creating synthetic (fake) insulin. C) Producing cells from non-living material. D) Preventing weeds from spreading to farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating synthetic (fake) insulin. 10. How can the use of genetics help law enforcement agencies? A) It can help undercover agents disguise themselves. B) It can help identify who was at the scene of a crime. C) It can help determine who might be a victim of future crimes. D) It can help determine who is most likely to become a criminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can help identify who was at the scene of a crime. 11. Instead of using chemicals to destroy some insects, scientist are now able to produce a type of corn that will repel insects. How are scientists able to produce this type of corn? A) By not spraying the corn plants. B) By soaking corn seeds in insect spray. C) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. D) By using popcorn to change the corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By changing the genetics of the corn plants. 12. Which is a product of biotechnology? A) Video surveillance camera. B) Soil-eating bacteria. C) Electronic communications devices. D) Global Positioning System (GPS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil-eating bacteria. 13. Analyzing DNA by gel electrophoresis allows researchers to do which of the following? A) Identify similarities and differences in the genomes of different kinds of organisms. B) Determine whether a particular allele of a gene is dominant or recessive. C) Compare the phenotypes of different organisms. D) Cut DNA with restriction enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify similarities and differences in the genomes of different kinds of organisms. 14. Some dairy farmers refuse to inject their cows with recombinant BST, even through it might make their cows give more milk. Why would they refuse? A) The milk might be unhealthy. B) The use of recombinant BST is illegal. C) The use would drive down the cost of milk. D) Because they are completely uninformed about current uses of biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because they are completely uninformed about current uses of biotechnology. 15. What is most likely the greatest economic benefit for NC from biotech? A) Improvements in DNA testing leading to more arrests. B) Fewer people who use laboratory created human insulin. C) Increased disease resistant crops and greater crop yields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased disease resistant crops and greater crop yields. 16. Combining biotechnology and animals results in advances in what areas? A) Improved animal and human health. B) Sales and marketing. C) Less expense and more animals. D) Ethical and legal concerns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improved animal and human health. 17. Which of the below biotechnological advances is MOST beneficial to Florida FARMERS? A) Development of disease resistant plants for higher yields. B) Development of more effective human vaccines. C) The ability to create more antibiotics from bacteria. D) Producing enzymes to eliminate pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Development of disease resistant plants for higher yields. 18. In what decade was DNA discovered? A) 1950s. B) 1970s. C) 1980s. D) 1990s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1950s. 19. Which of these is a problem without having the pasteurization of milk? A) Diabetes. B) Smallpox. C) Food-borne illness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food-borne illness. 20. Rice is a staple food source for much of the world's population. At present, there is a limited region in which rice can be grown successfully, and if world climates change as scientists predict, the rice-growing region will become even more limited. Which of the following is the most likely way in which biotechnology could be employed to keep rice harvests from declining? A) Identifying new areas with soil fertile enough for rice production. B) Developing clean energy sources to reduce CO2 production worldwide. C) Seeding clouds with dry ice to produce more rainfall where it is needed. D) Genetically engineering rice crops that can grow well in warmer climates. 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