Biotechnology Quiz

Joan loves to solve problems using computers and she also likes biology. What field of biotechnology would be good for Joan?

• Fermentation

• Mutation

• Bioprocessing

• Bioinformatics

A particular plant was made using genetic engineering. What do you know about that plant?

• The genetic makeup was changed.

• It is an artificial plant.

• It cannot be eaten.

• It was developed for feeding cattle.

A phenotype is the observable characteristic of an organism. The phenotype of a laboratory animal can be determined by looking at:

• A blood sample.

• A genome.

• A picture

• The DNA.

Genes control heredity characteristics. They can be found as a small section of a(an):

• Computer.

• Chromosome.

• Enzyme.

• Protein.

The process of fermentation uses microorganisms to decompose carbohydrates, which means to:

• Feed them.

• Cause them to multiple.

• Change them to proteins.

• Break them down.

Mildred the mouse is genetically identical to her mother. Mildred must be:

• A twin.

• A clone.

• A hybrid.

• A mutant.

What is DNA?

• The smallest unit of living organisms

• The basic genetic material found in cells

• A protein that accelerates the rate of chemical reactions

• A container used for bioprocessing

Why would a scientist put a microorganism in a culture?

• To look at the DNA

• To manufacture fats

• To break apart chromosomes

• To grow the microorganism

When an organism is changed or altered from its original form it is a:

• Mutant.

• Chromosome.

• Phenotype.

• Protein.

Amino acids are the building blocks of:

• Fats.

• Carbohydrates.

• Proteins.

• Neutrons.