Biotechnology

This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

• Cloning

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Genetic Engineering

• DNA Fingerprinting

This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces

• Cloning

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Genetic Engineering

• DNA Fingerprinting

What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence?

• The Gene Sequencing Project

• The DNA Fingerprinting Project

• The Nuremberg Trials

• The Human Genome Project

Which of these is NOT a use for DNA Fingerprinting?

• Identifying the person whose DNA was left at a crime scene

• Determining the father of a child

• Finding the likelihood of inheriting a genetic disorder

• Figuring out which species are more closely related

Bacterial DNA is _________ than human DNA

• More simple

• Less simple

• uglier

• deadlier

During gel electrophoresis, the _______ pieces of DNA move farthest down the gel

• lightest

• heaviest

• ugliest

• deadliest

Which field would most likely NOT incorporate  biotechnology?

• Agriculture 
• Genetics 
• Medicine
• Mining 

Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology  provide?

• developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy
• developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures
• developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain
• developing plants that will not die

What is gene therapy?

• Inserting copies of a healthy gene directly into cells with a mutated gene

• Producing organisms with identical copies of DNA

• Crossing two individuals that have similar desirable characteristics or traits

• Crossing two individuals that have different characteristics or traits

What is used as a vector for gene therapy

• a cell

• a virus

• bacteria

• a car