WorksheetsMakeup Assignment #2: Genetic Engineering & Cloning
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which ways can genetic engineering can improve crops
a)
Make them pest or drought resistant
b)
Make them more nutritious
c)
Make them larger
d)
All answers are correct
2.
A clone is
a)
recombinant DNA
b)
a transgenic organsim
c)
plasmid
d)
genetically identical
3.
Making changes in the DNA of an organism is
a)
selective breeding
b)
artificial selection
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic transformation
4.
What term is used to express creating an identical copy of a gene or organism?
a)
hybridization
b)
inbreeding
c)
cloning
d)
gene splicing
5.
What process is shown in the picture?
a)
Gene therapy
b)
Cloning
c)
DNA Fingerprinting
d)
Gene Splicing
6.
Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...
a)
Genetic Engineering
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Gene Mutation
7.
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
8.
A clone can be BEST thought of as a(n) _____ created in the lab.
a)
identical twin
b)
GMO
c)
science fiction experiment
9.
Why might people be against cloning?
a)
It's creepy
b)
It can cause unknown defects
c)
It is detrimental to genetic diversity
d)
All of the above
10.
In cloning, what is the purpose of the surrogate mother?
a)
Donate her DNA
b)
Donate her egg cell
c)
Incubate and carry the baby until birth
d)
Nothing. She's useless.
11.
Cotton designed to resist pests and pesticides.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
12.
Rice modified to have more Vitamin A
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
13.
Pets to be like the original one.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
14.
Sugar beets modified to grow faster and to be more resistant to weeds.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
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