Cloning and Dolly the Sheep Quiz

In the context of the Dolly experiment, what does the term "donor" refer to?

• The scientist performing the experiment

• The animal providing the biological material

• The laboratory where the cloning occurred

• The food given to the sheep

Who was Dolly the sheep in the context of scientific history?

• The first mammal cloned from an adult cell

• The first animal to survive in space

• A genetically modified sheep that produced silk

• The first sheep to undergo a heart transplant

Dolly was cloned from an "adult somatic cell." What is a somatic cell?

• A reproductive cell like sperm or egg

• Any cell in the body other than reproductive cells

• A cell that only exists in embryos

• A cell that has no nucleus

Where is the embryo placed so that it can grow into a baby animal?

• In a petri dish

• In the surrogate's uterus

• In a test tube

• In the donor's udder

In the process of cloning Dolly, which type of cell was taken from the first donor sheep?

• A muscle cell

• An udder cell

• A blood cell

• A nerve cell

What is the function of the electric shock in the cloning process besides fusion?

• To kill bacteria

• To stimulate the cell to begin dividing

• To change the color of the sheep's wool

• To make the cell larger

What is the name of the female animal that carries the cloned embryo to birth?

• Primary donor

• Genetic mother

• Surrogate mother

• Biological twin

Which animal is often discussed in research regarding the possibility of reversing extinction through cloning?

• The Dodo bird

• The Woolly Mammoth

• The Tyrannosaurus Rex

• The Saber-toothed Tiger

Which of these is used to trigger the fusion of the udder cell and the empty egg cell?

• Chemical injection

• Extreme heat

• Electric shock

• Radiation

What is a clone?

• An offspring produced through normal fertilization

• A genetically unique organism

• An organism that is genetically identical to another

• A hybrid of two different animals