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WorksheetsBasics in Biotechnology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
What does transgenic mean?
An organism that can change its genes at will
A stem cell that can differentiate into anything
An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it
A bacteria that reproduces asexually
________ are used to ________ DNA pieces by ________
Restriction enzymes, connect, fission
Restriction enzymes, isolate, "snipping"
Plasmids, connect, fission
Plasmids, isolate, "snipping"
During gel electrophoresis, the _______ pieces of DNA move farthest down the gel
lightest
heaviest
ugliest
deadliest
What is the process in which an unspecialized stem cell turns into a specialized body cell?
DNA Replication
Differentiation
Respiration
Genetic Modification
Bacterial DNA is _________ than human DNA
More simple
Less simple
uglier
deadlier
What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence?
The Gene Sequencing Project
The DNA Fingerprinting Project
The Nuremberg Trials
The Human Genome Project
This is the process of creating a unique image of an individual's alleles based on their size and using that image to identify an individual's DNA
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell/explant
micropropagation
Tissue culture
Totipotency
somatic hybridisation
The method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called
somatic hybridiastion
totipotency
micro-propagation
Plant tissue culture is a practice used to propagate plants under sterile conditions, often to produce ________ of a plant.
DNA
Bacteria
Cloning
Chromosome
Micropropagation is widely used in ________ and in floriculture.
Wilderness
Deforestation
Sustainability
Forestry
In palnt tissue Cultue, Which part shows maximum totipotency?
Xylem
Phloem
Meristem
Stem
