Plant Biotechnology Quiz 22 (20 MCQs)

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1. There is a fungus which is used to break down a wood preservative that contaminates the soil near old sawmills.

Correct Answer: C) Environment.

2. A scientist who works in forest biotechnology might use biotechnology to produce:

Correct Answer: D) Insect-resistant trees.

3. Joan loves to solve problems using computers and she also likes biology. What field of biotechnology would be good for Joan?

Correct Answer: D) Bioinformatics.

4. To produce industrial ethanol, one needs corn, water, and what?

Correct Answer: C) Enzymes and yeast.

5. ..... open and close the stomata.

Correct Answer: A) Guard cells.

6. Scientists use biotechnology to increase the productivity of livestock by using embryo transplants, which involves:

Correct Answer: C) Collecting eggs and sperm and to allow fertilization in a laboratory dish.

7. If starch containing substrates are used for ethanol production, yeast strain can't be used directly because

Correct Answer: A) It doesn't contain amylases to hydrolyze starch.

8. What is unique (special) about a stem cell?

Correct Answer: C) It can become any type of animal cell.

9. John is looking at a strand of DNA and he identifies an adenine nucleotide. Which of the following nucleotide would be pair with adenine?

Correct Answer: A) Thymine.

10. The pistil is the:

Correct Answer: C) Female part of the flower.

11. Norman Borlaug began his research in crop improvement in order to .....

Correct Answer: B) Feed the world's growing population.

12. Which situation is most likely to raise ethical questions about using biotechnology?

Correct Answer: D) Genetically modified food crops.

13. Which is not a purpose or benefit of SAEs

Correct Answer: B) Permit early graduation.

14. This project was established to identify all 300, 000+ genes found in our DNA.

Correct Answer: A) Human genome project.

15. Which area of biotechnology would most likely create ethical issues within human society?

Correct Answer: B) Human organ cloning for use in transplants.

16. What would be an economic benefit of bioremediation in a coastal town that just experienced an oil spill?

Correct Answer: B) Water and land areas will be cleaned of oil, encouraging more tourists to visit the town and spend money there.

17. Golden rice is a genetically modified organism that has high vitamin A content. What is golden rice attempting to do?

Correct Answer: C) Create rice that contains more nutrients.

18. Before transgenic animals, farmers practiced selective breeding. An example is:

Correct Answer: B) Mule.

19. Which is a benefit of genetically-modified foods?

Correct Answer: B) The cost of food decreases and the quality of food increases.

20. What is a product of biotechnology?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.