Biotechnology Quiz

Biotechnology is the application of technology to the study or manipulation of:

• Plants

• Animals

• Living things

• People

Which of the following is a laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA of living organisms?

• DNA fingerprinting

• Genetic engineering

• Cloning

• Gene therapy

Which of the following is a class of undifferentiated cells that are able to differentiate into specialized cell types?

• Stem cells

• Recombinant DNA

• Plasma cells

• DNA fingerprint

A person with a genetic disease that codes for a specific protein could be a candidate for which of the following? Hint: They have a missing/incorrect gene.

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Cloning

• Gene Therapy

• DNA Fingerprinting

What process is shown in the diagram below?

• Gene therapy

• Natural Selection

• Genetic engineering

• Cloning

Children affected with adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA) are born with a defective gene. The children lack an important enzyme required for the proper functioning of the immune system. To cure the disease, a correct gene is introduced into the white blood cells of a patient. Which process of modern genetics is being used to treat ADA?

• Genetic engineering

• Cloning

• Gene therapy

• Stem cell research

A scientist cloned a duck. Which of these is a true statement about the cloned duck?

• 1. It has new genes and traits.

• 1. It lacks the genes for reproduction.

• 1. It looks the same as the original duck, but it has different genes.

• 1. It has genes that are identical to the original duck.

Two humans believe they are related. Which would be the best technique to determine if they are related?

• 1. Examining karyotypes (number of chromosomes)

• 1. Testing blood types

• 1. Testing for genetic disorders

• 1. DNA fingerprinting

The purpose of ______ was to map out all genes in human DNA.

• 1. Genetic Engineering

• The Human Genome Project

• DNA Fingerprinting

• The International DNA Mapping Project

Scientists have inserted a gene that codes for resistance to a biodegradable weedkiller into a certain plant. Which of the following is most likely to occur when this gene is inserted?

• A. The plant will become able to produce chemicals to kill weeds around it.

• B. The plant will become able to convert the weedkiller into fertilizer.

• C. The plant is more likely to survive when exposed to the weedkiller.

• D. The plan will be able to grow significantly stronger when exposed to the weedkiller.