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Genetic Engineering

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What do we call the science of using the genetic makeup living things to create products?

a)

Biotechnology

b)

Genealogy

c)

Pharmacology

d)

Neurology

2.

DNA made from two (2) or more sources is called...

a)

Recombinant DNA

b)

Bacterial DNA

c)

Messenger DNA

d)

Artificial DNA

3.

An organism's complete set of genes is called its...

a)

Genome

b)

DNA

c)

Chromosome

d)

Chromatin

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a genome sequencing project?

a)

Human Genome Project (HGP)

b)

1000 Genomes Project

c)

ENCODE Project

d)

23 and Me Project

5.

What do gene maps show?

a)

Location of all the genes on a chromosome

b)

Location of all the genes in the human body

c)

Location of all the chromosomes in an individual

d)

Location of an all the DNA in an individual's genes

6.

Which of the following is used to create recombinant DNA?

a)

Restriction Enzymes

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Genetic Proteins

d)

Messenger RNA

7.

Which genetic engineering technique amplifies the number of DNA pieces in a lab setting?

a)

PCR

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Gene Therapy

d)

CRISPR

8.

Which genetic engineering technique separates DNA fragments based on their size?

a)

PCR

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Gene Cloning

d)

CRISPR

9.

Which genetic engineering technique allows us to produce multiple, identical copies of a single gene?

a)

Cloning

b)

PCR

c)

Gene Therapy

d)

CRISPR

10.

Which of the following examples of genetic engineering repairs existing abnormal genes?

a)

CRISPR

b)

PCR

c)

Gel Electrophoresis

d)

Cloning

11.

Inserting a normal gene or editing an existing gene is called...

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Gene Therapy

c)

Gene Cloning

d)

Gene Sequencing

12.

Undifferentiated cells that can become any cell in the body are called...

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Somatic Cells

c)

Gametes

d)

Zygotes

13.

Which of the following is NOT a form of selective breeding?

a)

GMOs

b)

Hybridization

c)

Inbreeding

d)

Natural Selection

14.

Hybridization is...

a)

Selective Breeding between two unrelated organisms

b)

Selective Breeding between two inbred organisms

c)

Selective Breeding within a species

d)

Selective Breeding within a population

15.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are...

a)

Always biologically modified in a lab

b)

Always bad for you

c)

Always free of pesticides

d)

Always selectively bred