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Worksheetsgenetic engineering(5.4)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Genetic engineering has been used to produce
a)
medicines.
b)
food animals.
c)
improved crops.
d)
all of these.
2.
What is recombinant DNA
a)
DNA from 2 different organisms combined
b)
DNA from 2 different ribosomes
c)
DNA that is separated out from a vector
3.
Humans with genetic diseases can have a gene inserted into their body using a virus. This is called:
a)
Gene therapy
b)
Cloning
c)
DNA fingerprinting
4.
Corn and rice are two of these most genetically modified crops in the US.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
When DNA is manipulated and moved from one source to another it is known as
a)
genetic engineering
b)
electrophoresis
c)
gene therapy
d)
GMO
6.
Making changes in the DNA of an organism is
a)
selective breeding
b)
artificial selection
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic transformation
7.
Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?
a)
natural selection
b)
selective breeding
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic transformation
8.
Someone has a wild cat breed with a house cat in order to have a cat that looks wild but is more gentle. This is__.
a)
Genetic Modification
b)
Gene Therapy
c)
Animal Husbandry
d)
Selective breeding
9.
Parkinson's is a disease that could be potentially cured through_____.
a)
Gene Therapy
b)
Gene Modification
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Animal Husbandry
10.
If you want to change an organism a lot in a short amount of time which method would be the best?
a)
Selective Breeding
b)
Animal husbandry
c)
Gene Therapy
d)
Gene Modification
11.
Why aren't more scientists using gene modification?
a)
Because they are poor
b)
Because they are lazy
c)
Because of ethics and morality
d)
Because of how long it takes
12.
Biotech foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that biotech food has
a)
fewer calories.
b)
the addition of specific minerals.
c)
genes with traits that improve something about the plant.
d)
a better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.
13.
What is a GMO?
a)
An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans
b)
An organism missing a chromosome
c)
Epigenetics
d)
A genetically identical organism
14.
When human DNA is inserted in bacterial DNA to create insulin it is called
a)
viral DNA
b)
bacterial DNA
c)
recombinant DNA
d)
transcribed DNA
15.
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
16.
A clone is
a)
recombinant DNA
b)
a transgenic organsim
c)
plasmid
d)
genetically identical
17.
What process is shown in the picture?
a)
Gene therapy
b)
Cloning
c)
DNA Fingerprinting
d)
Gene Splicing
18.
Rice modified to have more Vitamin A
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
19.
GMO stands for
a)
Genetically Made Organism
b)
Growing More Organisms
c)
Genetically Modified Organism
d)
Growing Many Organisms
20.
Who was the first adult mammal successfully cloned?
a)
Dolly the Sheep
b)
Copy Cat the Cat
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Agouti Gout the Mouse
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