Biotech

How much protein do you need to add to a 250µL reaction that requires a concentration of 8mg/mL? Round to 2 significant figures.

• 2.0 ng

• 0.2 mg

• 0.2 ng

• 2.0 mg

You need to prepare a serial dilution by adding 1 mL of a bacterial culture into 9 mL of sterile water. If you repeat this process four times, what is the final dilution factor?

• 1:10

• 1:100

• 1:1000

• 1:10000

What applications can gel electrophoresis be used for?

• Parental Testing

• Criminal Investigations

• Sequence Endangered Species DNA

• All answers apply

Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?

• electrical engineering

• astronomy

• agricultural research

• geology

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In gel electrophoresis, smaller DNA move . . . 

• farther and faster

• as slow as a turtle

• to the negative side of the gel

• to the positive side of the gel

What is the primary role of restriction enzymes in biotechnology?

• To amplify DNA sequences

• To cut DNA at specific sequences

• To synthesize proteins

• To replicate RNA

Which of the following is a common application of CRISPR technology?

• Gene editing

• Protein synthesis

• Cell division

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In the context of biotechnology, what does PCR stand for?

• Protein Chain Reaction

• Polymerase Chain Reaction

• Peptide Chain Reaction

• Polysaccharide Chain Reaction

Which organism is commonly used as a host in genetic engineering experiments?

• Escherichia coli

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae

• Drosophila melanogaster

• Arabidopsis thaliana

What is the purpose of gel electrophoresis in DNA analysis?

• To sequence DNA

• To cut DNA

• To separate DNA fragments by size

• To replicate DNA