Biotechnology Pop Quiz

What is biotechnology?

• The study of rocks and minerals

• The use of living organisms or their systems to develop or make products

• The study of planets and stars

• The use of machines to produce goods

What does DNA stand for?

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• deoxyribosenucleic acid

• dioxidaseribonucleic acid

• deoxyribonuclease acid

DNA is composed of the following, except...

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Guanosine

• Thymine

DNA can only be extracted from living organisms

• True

• False

A protein cannot be made if the gene encoding the protein is mutated

• True

• False

What does GMO stand for?

• Genetic Mutation Operation

• General Microbial Organism

• Genetic Measurement Objective

• Genetically Modified Organism

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is used to create multiple copies of a specific DNA segment

• True

• False

Cloning always results in organisms that are identical in every way, including behavior and personality

• True

• False

Which enzyme is commonly used to cut DNA at specific sequences?

• DNA polymerase

• Ligase

• Restriction Enzyme

• Reverse trascriptase

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene-editing tool that allows precise modification of DNA sequences

• True

• False