Biotechnology Quiz

What is the basic unit of life according to the vocabulary terms provided?

• Gene

• Cell

• Organism

• Protein

Which term refers to the segment of DNA that codes for a trait?

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Protein

• Nucleotide

What is the term for the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics?

• Forensics

• Genetic modification

• Eugenics

• Biotechnology

Which term is used to describe the alteration of the genes of an organism?

• Cloning

• Genetic modification

• Selective breeding

• Mutation

What is the term for the production of insulin-producing bacteria using genetic engineering?

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• Genetic modification

• Biotechnology

What does the term 'penicillin' refer to in the context of biotechnology?

• A gene

• A type of bacteria

• An antibiotic

• A genetic modification technique

Mating offspring for specific traits (artificial selection)

• Natural selection
• Random breeding
• Selective breeding
• Genetic modification

Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic code for all living organisms

• RNA
• ATP
• DNA
• Protein

Field of study focusing on using living organisms to benefit society

• Biology
• Physics
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry

Production of offspring from 1 parent

• Sexual reproduction
• Binary fission
• Mitosis
• Asexual reproduction