Genetic Engineering

"The modification of characteristics in an organism through the manipulation of genes," describes which term?

• Genetic engineering

• DNA fingerprinting

• Gel electrophoresis

• Cloning

When fragments of DNA are connected from different sources, this creates:

• A plasmid

• A clone

• Recombinant DNA

• Fragmented DNA

Bacterial DNA that is often circular or in the shape of a ring is called a:

• Clone

• Plasmid

• Fragment

• Recombinant DNA

An alternative to genetic engineering is carefully choosing the parent organisms and breeding them to arrive at desired traits in the offspring. This is called:

• Genetic engineering

• Bacterial Transformation

• Cloning

• Selective breeding

Organisms that have had DNA from other organisms inserted into their DNA to produce certain traits are called:

• Plasmids

• Clones

• Transgenic organisms

• Recombinant organisms

Which of the following means of genetic engineering would have the greatest impact on world hunger?

• Inserting human DNA into bacterial DNA for insulin production

• Manipulating DNA in trees to require less water

• Engineering crops for greater nutritional content

• Modifying genes to achieve a desirable phenotype

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Inserting human DNA into a bacterial plasmid to create insulin-producing bacteria is an example of:

• Recombinant DNA

• Bacterial Transformation

• Cloning

• Selective breeding

Crops are often genetically engineered for improved traits. Such crops and organisms are called:

• Genetically modified organisms

• Clones

• Transformed

• Nutritionally improved

What was the purpose of the Human Genome Project?

• To develop the first human clones

• To map out the entire human genome

• To create new antibiotics

• To improve stem cell research

The engineering of organisms that are genetically identical is known as:

• Cloning

• Bacterial transformation

• Selective breeding

• Gene therapy