Ch18: LC: Genetic Engineering

Which of the following describes genetic engineering?

• The artificial manipulation of genes

• The natural changing of DNA

• The differences among members of the same species

• The way in which living things change genetically to produce new forms of life over long periods of time

The removal of the chromosome from the human cell and the plasmid DNA from the bacteriais called...

• Isolation

• Ligation

• Transformation

• Expression

Restriction enzymes are used for what purpose?

• To cut the chromosome to get the gene needed

• To attach the gene to the plasmid

• To clone the bacterial cells

• To obtain the product from the bacteria

List the stages of genetic engineering in the correct order

• Cloning , Isolation , Cutting , Expression

• Isolation , Cutting , Cloning , Expression

• Expression , Cloning , Isolation , Cutting

• Cloning , Isolation , Expression , Ligation

What is the function of DNA ligase?

• To cut the chromosome to obtain the target gene

• To attach the gene to the plasmid

• To cut a section of plasmid to make space for the gene

• To breakdown the cell walls of the bacteria

The uptake of DNA into the host cell is known as...

• Cloning

• Ligation

• Transformation

• Expression

The making of identical copies of a cell is known as..

• Cloning

• Meoisis

• Variation

• Transformation

The making of the product by the organism (bacteria) with the recombinant DNA is known as...

• Cloning

• Ligation

• Transformation

• Expression

What is a kind of DNA that can accept foreign DNA and then replicate

• Vector

• Recombinant

• Clone

• Prokaryote

Which of the following is a loop of DNA found in bacteria?

• Plasmid

• Pseudopod

• Nucleus

• Chromosome