Biotechnology Review

Which of the following is used to cut DNA from organisms?

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Restriction Enzymes

• Karyotypes

• Haplotypes

A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is called?

• Mutant DNA

• Polyploid DNA

• Diploid DNA

• Recombinant DNA

A genetically engineered organism that contains a new gene from a different organism is called?

• Bacterial

• Genetic

• Transgenic

• Multigenic

What was the first cloned animal?

• Dolly the Sheep
• Robby the Rat
• Milton the Mouse
• Beth the Goat

What is gene therapy?

• Inserting copies of a healthy gene directly into cells with a mutated gene

• Producing organisms with identical copies of DNA

• Crossing two individuals that have similar desirable characteristics or traits

• Crossing two individuals that have different characteristics or traits

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If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what do type of technology do those tomatoes become?

• Human Genome Project

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• Punnett Squares

• Gene Therapy

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Which type of cell can become any type of cells? (also known as a "blank" cell)

• Adult stem cells

• Ovum cell

• Embryonic stem cells

• Heart cell

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What are the two types of stem cells?

• Adult cells and somatic cells

• Embryonic cells and brain cells

• Adult cells and embryonic cells

• Embryonic cells and teens cells

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A farmer is considering the advantages of cloning a herd of cattle from a single cow. What is one advantage of a cloned herd?

• All cattle in the herd would have the most desired traits.

• All cattle in the herd would have more genetic variation.

• All cattle in the herd would have more resistance to diseases.

• All cattle in the herd would have much longer life spans.

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Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident.  Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate.  Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father? 

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