Ag apps Biotech unit

What bacteria were genetically engineered to produce insulin?

• E. coli

• Salmonella

• yeast

• listeria

One of the first commercial products created by genetic engineering was:

• artificial sweeener

• buttermilk

• insulin

• synthetic oil

genetics is known as

• the science of heredity

• the study of plant biology

• biochemistry

• biotechnology

What components of cells determine the individual characteristics of living things?

• genes

• mitochondria

• nucleic cilia

• nucleotides

The transmission of characteristics from an organism to its offspring through genes in reproductive cells is known as:

• progeny

• traits

• heredity

• genetics

Genes are comprised of

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

• DNA

DNA is an acronym for:

• deoxyribonucleic acid.

• dibonucleic acid.

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• dioxynucleic acid.

Which is true of DNA?

• Cannot be duplicated

• Found in all living cells

• Found only in male cells

• Produced only in a test tube

Where is DNA located in the cell?

• Cell wall

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• nucleus

DNA is in the shape of a:

• single helix

• single circle

• double circle

• double helix