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Cell Biology and Biotechnology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the odd one out

a)

DDT

b)

Malathion

c)

Humus

d)

Chloropyriphos

2.

The disease related with the synthesis of insulin is (a)  

3.
The growth of living organisms in a prepared medium or media.
a)
Gene
b)
Culture
c)
Cell
d)
Bio-processing 
4.
A protein that accelerates the rate of chemical reactions 
a)
Gene
b)
DNA
c)
Enzyme
d)
Hybrid
5.

What is the manipulation of organisms or their components to make useful products?

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Mutation

c)

Biotechnology

d)

Recombinant DNA

6.

Which would be a desirable trait scientists may want to create in a transgenic plant?

a)

the ability to resist insects

b)

the ability to grow less fruit

c)

the ability to change color in the winter

d)

the ability to use a lot of water

7.
Which technique would most likely be used by forensic scientists?
a)
gene cloning
b)
DNA fingerprinting
c)
karyotyping
d)
gene therapy
8.
Which biotechnology is used to make exact DNA copies of an organism?
a)
Gel electrophoresis
b)
Genetic Engineering
c)
Inbreeding
d)
Cloning
9.

What does transgenic mean?

a)

An organism that can change its genes at will

b)

A stem cell that can differentiate into anything

c)

An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it

d)

A bacteria that reproduces asexually

10.
Gene therapy is successful if the...
a)
DNA can be placed in a virus
b)
Virus carrying the gene can insert it into DNA
c)
New gene is expressed as a protein
d)
New gene is replicated in DNA