Genetic Engineering

Biotech foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that biotech food has

• fewer calories.
• the addition of specific minerals.
• genes with traits that improve something about the plant.
• a better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.

What is a GMO?

• An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

• An organism missing a chromosome

• Epigenetics

• A genetically identical organism

Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...

• Genetic Engineering
• Selective Breeding
• Artificial Selection
• Gene Mutation

DNA can be spliced, in order to insert it in a different organism, using

• prescription enzymes
• digestive enzymes
• restriction enzymes
• transcription enzymes

Which of the following could be used as a vector for a human gene?

• Bacterial Plasmid

• Bacteria

• A mitochondria

• mRNA

A circular piece of DNA, found in bacteria, is called:

• A plasmid

• mRNA

• Ribosome

• Nucleotide

Humans with genetic diseases can have a gene inserted into their body using a virus. This is called:

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• DNA fingerprinting

When DNA is manipulated and moved from one source to another it is known as

• genetic engineering
• electrophoresis
• gene therapy
• GMO

Plasmids, yeast, and viruses are known as ____________.

• restriction enzymes
• vectors
• genetically modified organisms
• bacteria

Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

• natural selection
• selective breeding
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation