WorksheetsANS 2- 5.04
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
One of the major advantages of embryo cloning is:
genetically uniform offspring
genetically diverse offspring
high cost
low success rates
Brucellosis testing, pregnancy diagnosis testing, and treating scours are applications of:
bioengineered vaccines.
bovine somatotropin production.
embryo transfer.
monoclonal antibody technology.
The genetics of cloned animals are:
different
identical
randomly mixed
recessive
Genetically engineered bovine somatotrophin (bST) given to dairy cattle results in:
increased milk production.
more fat and weight increases.
more fat and weight losses.
reduced milk production.
An area of biotechnology that uses monoclonal antibodies to improve animal health by increasing accuracy and reducing time is:
diagnostic testing.
disease prevention.
embryo transfer.
parasite prevention.
The major problem that most people have with the use of biotechnology in animal production is the:
cost of development.
education needed to use it.
fear of the unknown.
profits made by farmers.
The technology that opened the door for biotechnology to be used in animal reproduction is:
bioengineered vaccines.
cloning.
embryo transfer.
monoclonal antibody technology.
In embryo transfer, the embryos are removed from the female donor by a process called:
drenching
flushing
infusion
sterilization
A major advantage of embryo transfer is that it speeds the genetic improvement of a herd of beef cattle from the:
bull
dam
siblings
sire
Removing a nucleus from an embryo before the embryo is implanted in the uterine wall and placing the nucleus into a mature, unfertilized egg cell is nuclear transfer or:
artificial insemination.
crossbreeding
embryo cloning
palpation
The biotechnology activity that can most rapidly increase the uniformity of cattle in a herd is:
artificial insemination
cloning
embryo transfer
pure-breeding
