Biotechnology Grade 9

Which is not the right purpose of biotechnology!

• to increase welfare by creating beneficial plants

• to find a method to preserve a food for a long time

• to answer society's problem about overpopulation, in terms of living space

• to utilize the use of bio-active molecules in specific plants

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A lab technique used in crime fighting to prove a suspects innocence or guilt is known as:

• genetic engineering
• PCR
• electrophoresis
• gene therapy

What is recombinant DNA?

• Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another
• DNA which has been changed over generations by natural selection
• DNA that causes genetic disorders
• DNA that has been sequenced

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What type of biotechnology can develop different types of cells or tissues from an undifferentiated cell?

• DNA fingerprinting

• stem cell therapy

• restricted enzymes

• cloning

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If a farmer asked the ethical question "What are the long-term effects of creating crops that are immune to pesticides and diseases?" what topic would they discussing?

• GMOs

• Cloning

• DNA fingerprinting

• Gene therapy

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Creating a transgenic organism is an example of _____________. 

• PCR
• Genetic Engineering
• Gel Electrophorsis
• Gene Therapy

A cloned daughter organism receives __________ from the identical parent organism. 

• An egg 
• The DNA (nucleus) 
• The DNA and egg 

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