This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Plant Biotechnology – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biotechnology Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... uses biotechnology to improve how we produce food and fiber. A) Agricultural Biotechnology. B) Medical Biotechnology. C) Environmental Biotechnology. D) Consumer Goods Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural Biotechnology. 2. How has genetic engineering helped farming? A) By developing better fertilizer for crops. B) By creating crops that resist some diseases. C) By producing soil that makes crops grow better. D) By producing faster ways to harvest crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By creating crops that resist some diseases. 3. Rice is the common diet in many developing countries, but is low in nutritional value. Which one of these biotechnologies could be the best option in creating a more nutritional rice? A) Selective breeding of current rice plants. B) Cloning of current rice plants. C) Using a nitrogen rich fertilizer. D) Genetic modification of current rice plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic modification of current rice plants. 4. Biotechnology uses a procedure called genetic engineering. Which best describes genetic A) Making artificial DNA in the laboratory from chemicals. B) Cutting out pieces of DNA from an organism under a microscope. C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another organism. 5. Regions containing actively dividing cells. A) Phloem. B) Guard Cells. C) Meristem. D) Xylem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meristem. 6. Crop biotechnology involves genetic modification techniques for the purpose of: A) Increasing the amount of time it takes for crops to grow. B) Growing vaccines and other plant-produced drugs. C) Improving the yield and quality of food. D) Growing plants without water or oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improving the yield and quality of food. 7. Which of the following is not an example of a transgenic organism? A) Taking a gene for flying and putting it into a lizard. B) Placing an eel gene coding for fast growth into a fish. C) Combining a gene from a strawberry and a banana. D) Taking a lion and mating it with a tiger to make a liger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking a lion and mating it with a tiger to make a liger. 8. Which is a career that would use microorganisms to remove pollutants from water? A) Medical specialist. B) DNA fingerprint specialist. C) Environmental Protection Agency specialist. D) Center for Disease Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Protection Agency specialist. 9. The way that crimes are solved today was affected by which of the following technologies? A) Gene therapy. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) Genetic testing. D) Genetic modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA fingerprinting. 10. Scientists in a lab attempt to create a transgenic pig. How can they tell if they were truly successful? A) The pig lives to adulthood. B) The pig does not have any seizures. C) The pig?s offspring inherit the new gene. D) The pig is able to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pig?s offspring inherit the new gene. 11. All of the following are benefits of GMOs except A) Pest resistant crops. B) Unknown long term health effects. C) More nutritional foods. D) Creating more human insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unknown long term health effects. 12. What are some benefits of Biotechnology? A) It can improve health and reduce hunger simultaneously. B) It creates flexibility within the food chain. C) It offers medical advancement opportunities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which of the following is an application of agricultural biotechnology? A) Genetic testing and screening. B) Vaccine therapy. C) Transgenic crops. D) Genetically engineered enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transgenic crops. 14. Which is an agricultural benefit of biotechnology in North Carolina? A) Farmers' growing cost of fuel. B) Farmers growing smaller vegetables. C) Farmers growing longer lasting vegetables. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmers growing longer lasting vegetables. 15. Through the use of biotechnology, cotton crops have been developed so they are resistant to the boll weevil. Which would be the most likely effect in North Carolina? A) The quality of the cotton would decrease. B) Less cotton would be grown and harvested. C) More money would be spent on insecticides. D) Each acre of land would have a higher yield of cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each acre of land would have a higher yield of cotton. 16. Using living things or parts of living things to make a product or solve a problem: A) Biotechnology. B) Biological evolution. C) Geological evolution. D) Transgenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology. 17. Which statement is true of genetically altered foods? A) Genetically altered foods have been proven to be harmful for human consumption. B) No human should ever eat a genetically altered food product until further testing is done. C) All foods would be of more value if genetically altered, as they would not be subject to disease or weather hazards. D) Genetically altered foods can effectively increase the human food supply but should be clearly labeled, allowing free choice in consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetically altered foods can effectively increase the human food supply but should be clearly labeled, allowing free choice in consumption. 18. Which is the primary source of energy for most cells in the body? A) Sugar. B) Fat. C) Protein. D) Vitamin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sugar. 19. What agricultural worker works primarily with plants? A) Geneticist. B) Horticulturist. C) Animal breeder. D) First line supervisor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horticulturist. 20. How can biotechnology help farmers overcome sudden changes in the global climate? A) By changing the types of soil in which the crops are planted. B) By developing crops that are resistant to adverse weather. C) By rotating the crops within the same field. D) By only planting crops in the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By developing crops that are resistant to adverse weather. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Plant Biotechnology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books