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Transgenesis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

What process is shown in the picture?

a)

Gene therapy

b)

Gene cloning

c)

DNA Fingerprinting

d)

Gene Splicing

2.
Advantages of genetically modified crops include(s)
a)
insect resistance
b)
drought/freeze resistance
c)
higher yield
d)
all of these are reasons for using GMOs
3.

Which technology below would probably be the most important to a person who had diabetes and had to take insulin every day?

a)

using recombinant DNA to produce human hormones from bacteria

b)

testing parents for genetic disorders before they have children

c)

engineering fruits and vegetables that produces insulin

d)

developing ways to identify criminals through DNA fingerprinting

4.

The first mammal cloned was a sheep named ............................

a)

Dolly

b)

Doll

c)

Dilla

d)

Dolly Parton

5.

What are the purpose of restriction enzymes during genetic modification?

a)

To cut the DNA of the organism and the plasmid up into small pieces

b)

To stick the DNA back to its original location

c)

To 'cut out' the gene from the DNA, and to cut the plasmid

d)

To put the plasmid into the DNA of the organism

6.

After finding the location of a gene, what enzyme can a scientist use to produce recombinant DNA?

a)

Using an inverted microscope

b)

Using Taq polymerase

c)

Using ligase

d)

Using restriction enzymes

7.

If you want to make a GM crop that is purple, what is the first thing you need to do?

a)

Find a plant that is naturally purple for the gene source

b)

Breed with a purple plant

c)

Use an enzyme to cut a gene out of a normal plant

d)

Use a virus to insert a gene into a plant

8.

How does transgenesis work?

a)

A gene from one organism is inserted into the genome of another organism.

b)

Organisms with a desirable trait are breed together until offspring show improved trait

c)

Gene are silenced by harnessing our bodies natural defense system against viruses.

d)

An organism is reproduced by removing the nucleus from one of its cells and inserting that nucleus into an egg, which is then develops in the host womb.

9.

What biotechnology technique was able to produce this glowing cat?

a)

Transgenesis

b)

Biolistic

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

RNAi

10.

What is a the basis for genetically modifying livestock?

a)

Produce more meat

b)

Produce shiny fur

c)

Produce colorful fur

d)

Produce more fat

11.

An argument in favor of food biotechnology is that it

a)

provides foods that cure viral diseases.

b)

provides more food to feed a growing population.

c)

provides a cash crop for low income nations.

d)

biotech foods are not controversial

12.

What happens in Step 4?

a)

Rectriction Enzyme, EcoRI, cuts the plasmid and the insert

b)

Insert is being replicated in host cell

c)

Recombinant DNA is transformed in bacteria

d)

Selected gene from foreign DNA is inserted into plasmid by using ligase

13.

Which is the use of genetically modified bacteria?

a)

to be the host for recombinant cosmids.

b)

develop DNA library

c)

making human insulin for diabetics

d)

producing corn that is resistant to herbicides

14.

All of the following are physical methods of gene transfer except

a)

Electroporation

b)

Transduction

c)

Microinjection

d)

Biolistic

15.

Bt gene is got from

a)

Brassica napus

b)

Bacillus thuringiensis

c)

Burkholderia thailandensis

d)

Bacteroides termitidis

16.

Microparticles for coating with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made of

a)

Gold or tungsten

b)

Platinum or zinc

c)

Silver or platinum

d)

Silicon or platinum

17.

What is true of Bt toxin?

a)

The concerned bacillus has antitoxins

b)

The inactive protoxin get converted into active form in the insect gut

c)

Bt protein exists as active toxin in bacillus

d)

The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilize it an thus prevents its multiplication

18.

The pathogen of plant roots that can cause crown gall disease is

a)

Rhizobium

b)

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

c)

Escherichia coli

d)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

19.

Direct uptake of exogenous DNA through the cell membrane by a competent cell is called

a)

Conjugation method

b)

Bacterial transformation

c)

Retroviral transduction

d)

Agrobacterium mediated transfer

20.

In liposome mediated gene transfer, foreign DNA entry route is via ____________ whereas in non-liposomal mediated gene transfer, gene entry is via _______________ process.

a)

endocytosis, phagocytosis

b)

phagocytosis, endocytosis

c)

exocytosis, phagocytosis

d)

phagocytosis, exocytosis