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Introduction to Genetic Engineering

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the source of primitive injectable insulin before the advent of genetic engineering?

a)

human

b)

bacteria

c)

pig

d)

cow

2.

2. Which of the following is not an advantage of GMO?

a)

GMOs can be used to create more nutritious food such as golden rice.

b)

GMOs can be used to create pest-resistant crops such as BT eggplant and corn.

c)

GMOs can be used to create new viruses resistant to medications.

d)

GMOs can be used to create new medicines that are cruelty free.

3.

What was the source of phytoene synthase gene that was used to create the golden rice?

a)

rice

b)

corn

c)

eggplant

d)

banana

4.

What bacteria species was used to create the human insulin?

a)

Escherichia coli

b)

Salmonella typhi

c)

Enterobacter coli

d)

Saccharomyches cerevisiae

5.

What is the exogenous DNA where we recombine our foreign DNA and transfer it back to the bacteria?

a)

genome

b)

nucleoid

c)

gene

d)

plasmid