MI Unit 2 Test

A ____ is a small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell.

• virus
• plasmid
• gene bullet
• PCR

____ is an application of the human genome project that involves the insertion of normal genes into cells with defective genes in order to correct genetic disorders.

• gene gun
• gene mapping
• gene linkage
• gene therapy

What is recombinant DNA?

• DNA containing genes foreign to that organism
• DNA which has been impacted by epigenetics
• DNA that has restriction enzymes
• DNA that has been sequenced

The process of putting recombinant DNA into an organism is called....

• Transformation
• Ligating
• Electrophoresis
• Incubating

The purpose of PCR

• cutting DNA
• creating RFLPs
• amplifying/copy DNA
• reversing the charge of DNA

One function of gel electrophoresis is to

• separate DNA fragments
• cut DNA
• recombine DNA
• extract DNA

Which two bear species are most closely related?

• Bear 1 and Bear 2
• Bear 1 and Bear 3
• Bear 2 and Bear 3
• There’s no way to tell

The blood stain most likely belongs to 

• Bob
• Sue
• John
• Lisa

Organisms that contain genes from different species are called___________ organisms.

• Blended
• Hybrid
• Transgenic
• Freaky

Which process is used to make a DNA fingerprint?

• gel electrophoresis
• DNA sequencing
• PCR
• biological resistance