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Basics in Biotechnology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

2.
Which field would most likely NOT incorporate  biotechnology?
a)
Agriculture 
b)
Genetics 
c)
Medicine
d)
Mining 
3.
Which of the following subjects would someone  most likely study if he or she wanted to work in  the biotechnology field?
a)
Chemistry 
b)
Genetics
c)
Physics 
d)
Environmental Science 
4.

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

5.

________ are used to ________ DNA pieces by ________

a)

Restriction enzymes, connect, fission

b)

Restriction enzymes, isolate, "snipping"

c)

Plasmids, connect, fission

d)

Plasmids, isolate, "snipping"

6.

During gel electrophoresis, the _______ pieces of DNA move farthest down the gel

a)

lightest

b)

heaviest

c)

ugliest

d)

deadliest

7.

What is the process in which an unspecialized stem cell turns into a specialized body cell?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Differentiation

c)

Respiration

d)

Genetic Modification

8.

Bacterial DNA is _________ than human DNA

a)

More simple

b)

Less simple

c)

uglier

d)

deadlier

9.

What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence?

a)

The Gene Sequencing Project

b)

The DNA Fingerprinting Project

c)

The Nuremberg Trials

d)

The Human Genome Project

10.

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

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

11.

This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

12.
A gene gun and a virus may both be classified as ____ because they are mechanisms by which foreign DNA may be transferred into a host cell.
a)
bacteria
b)
plasmids
c)
vectors
d)
splicers
13.
____ are produced when DNA from another species is inserted into the genome of an organism, which then begins to produce the protein encoded on the recombinant DNA.
a)
vectors
b)
plasmids
c)
transgenic organisms
d)
gene guns
14.
The entire collection of genes within human cells is referred to as the ______.
a)
human genome
b)
karyotype
c)
pedigree
d)
gene map
15.
____ is an application of the human genome project that involves the insertion of normal genes into cells with defective genes in order to correct genetic disorders.
a)
gene gun
b)
gene mapping
c)
gene linkage
d)
gene therapy
16.

The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell/explant

a)

micropropagation

b)

Tissue culture

c)

Totipotency

d)

somatic hybridisation

17.

The method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called

a)

somatic hybridiastion

b)

totipotency

c)

micro-propagation

18.

Plant tissue culture is a practice used to propagate plants under sterile conditions, often to produce ________ of a plant.

a)

DNA

b)

Bacteria

c)

Cloning

d)

Chromosome

19.

Micropropagation is widely used in ________ and in floriculture.

a)

Wilderness

b)

Deforestation

c)

Sustainability

d)

Forestry

20.

In palnt tissue Cultue, Which part shows maximum totipotency?

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Meristem

d)

Stem