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BIOTECHNOLOGY, QUIZ 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gene cloning is:

a)

Gene is isolated and inserted in same organism

b)

Gene is isolated and inserted in different organism

c)

Gene is isolated and inserted in plasmid of other organism

d)

Gene is isolated and inserted in chromosomal DNA

2.

Chimeric DNA is

a)

Gene clone

b)

Recombinant-DNA

c)

Transposon

d)

Vector shuttle

3.

In Ti-plasmid, which of the following is removed:

a)

Auxin gene

b)

Virulent gene

c)

Cytokinin gene

d)

Auxin & cytokinin gene

4.

The two antibiotic resistance genes on vector pBR322 are for

a)

Tetracycline and Kanamycin

b)

Ampicillin and Tetracycline

c)

Ampicillin and Chloramphenicol

d)

Chloramphenicol and Tetracycline

5.

Which one of the following equipments is essentially required for growing microbes on a large scale, for industrial production of enzymes?

a)

BOD incubator

b)

Sludge digester

c)

Industrial oven

d)

Bioreactor

6.

DNA precipitation out of a mixture of biomolecules can be achieved by treatment with

a)

Isopropanol

b)

Chilled ethanol

c)

Methanol at room temperature

d)

Chilled chloroform

7.

Following statements describe the characteristics of the enzyme Restriction Endonuclease. Identify the incorrect statement.

a)

The enzyme cuts DNA molecule at identified position within the DNA.

b)

The enzyme binds DNA at specific sites and cuts only one of the two strands.

c)

The enzyme cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone at specific sites on each strand.

d)

The enzyme recognizes a specific palindromic nucleotide sequence in the DNA.

8.

A selectable marker is used to :

a)

Mark a gene on a chromosome for isolation using restriction enzyme

b)

Help in eliminating the non-transformants, so that the transformants can be regenerated

c)

Identify the gene for a desired trait in an alien organism

d)

Select a suitable vector for transformation in a specific crop

9.

In PCR, it is _________ that creates single-stranded template molecules

a)

heat

b)

high salt concentration

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

exonuclease

10.

Ideally, PCR __________ increases the amount of DNA during additional cycles

a)

additively

b)

gradually

c)

linearly or systematically

d)

exponentially