Unit 6 Genetic Engineering and Technology Test

An organism that has the same genes as the organism that produced it is called a...

• Hybrid

• Clone

• GMO

• Vector

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Inbreeding and hybridization are two different types of _________.

• Genetic Engineering

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Gene Therapy

What is Recombinant DNA?

• DNA that has been combined with foreign DNA

• DNA that is identical to another organism

• DNA that is naturally occurring

• DNA that is used in cloning

Which fragments move the furthest during gel electrophoresis?

• Larger Fragments

• Smaller Fragments

• Medium Fragments

• All fragments move equally

Inserting a human gene into a bacterial plasmid is an example of...

• Cloning

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Engineering

• Natural Selection

What is a plasmid?

• A type of enzyme

• A circular piece of DNA used as a vector

• A type of cell

• A protein

What charge does DNA have?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Variable

How is selective breeding different from genetic engineering?

• Selective breeding modifies genes directly

• Genetic engineering involves breeding for traits

• Selective breeding involves breeding for traits

• Genetic engineering is a natural process

What is Gel Electrophoresis?

• A method of cloning organisms

• A method of separating DNA, RNA, and protein fragments based on size

• A method of inserting genes into plasmids

• A method of breeding organisms

What is gene therapy?

• A process of cloning organisms

• Replacing or adding new genes to replace bad ones

• A method of selective breeding

• A type of genetic engineering that creates GMOs

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1