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Term 2 Week 3 Homework Task

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An application of using DNA technology to help environmental scientists would be ___.
a)
use PCR to analyze DNA at a crime scene
b)
create a tobacco plant that glows in the dark
c)
clone the gene for human growth hormone to treat pituitary dwarfism
d)
make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria
2.
Which of the following would be an example of gene therapy technology?
a)
development of a nasal spray that contains copies of the normal gene that is defective in person with cystic fibrosis
b)
cutting DNA into fragments with restriction enzymes
c)
modifying E. coli to produce indigo dye for coloring denim blue jeans
d)
separation DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis
3.
Recombinant DNA are currently used to produce____.
a)
clothing dye, cheese, and laundry products
b)
human antibiotics and vaccines
c)
crops that taste better and stay fresh longer
d)
all of these
4.
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
5.
____ 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
6.
A ____ is a small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell.
a)
virus
b)
plasmid
c)
gene bullet
d)
PCR
7.
The entire collection of genes within human cells is referred to as the ______.
a)
human genome
b)
karyotype
c)
pedigree
d)
gene map
8.
____ 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
9.
Genetic engineering has produced goats whose milk contains proteins that can be used as medicines. This effect was produced by
a)
mixing genes into the milk
b)
injecting genes into the goats udders
c)
inserting foreign genes into fertilized goat eggs
d)
genetically modifying the nutritional needs of the goats offspring 
10.

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

11.

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

12.

Which kitten is most likely the offspring of this cat?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Which of these is NOT a use for DNA Fingerprinting?

a)

Identifying the person whose DNA was left at a crime scene

b)

Determining the father of a child

c)

Finding the likelihood of inheriting a genetic disorder

d)

Figuring out which species are more closely related

14.

Why did scientists edit the genes of bacteria to produce insulin?

a)

Because the bacteria were diabetic

b)

Because bacteria have simple DNA that is easier to manipulate, making it easy to produce insulin in a lab

c)

Because bacteria's complex DNA was perfect for insulin production

d)

Because insulin has no use outside of a lab setting

15.

Which of these is the correct definition of genetic modification/genetic engineering?

a)

Choosing individuals to mate based on desired characteristics

b)

Observing genetic changes in populations over time based on adaptive traits

c)

Extracting stem cells to differentiate into specialized tissues

d)

Altering the DNA of an organism at the molecular level

16.

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

17.

________ are used to ________ DNA pieces by ________

a)

Restriction enzymes, connect, fission

b)

Restriction enzymes, isolate, "snipping"

c)

Plasmids, connect, fission

d)

Plasmids, isolate, "snipping"

18.

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

19.

In reproductive cloning, the egg cell of one organism is used by removing the __________ nucleus and then combining the __________ nucleus from a cell from a second individual. Once the cell starts to divide, it is placed in a surrogate mother.

a)

DNA, RNA

b)

RNA, DNA

c)

haploid, diploid

d)

diploid, haploid

20.

What cell organelle carries its own DNA passed down from the mother and is used to trace genealogy?

a)

ribosome

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondria

d)

vesicles

21.

The process used to make copies of DNA when not much is available and is often used in forensics is called

a)

gel electrophoresis

b)

cloning

c)

PCR

d)

transgenics

22.

The polymerase chain reaction is important because it allows us to

a)

Make many copies of a targeted segment of DNA

b)

Insert eukaryotic genes into prokaryotic plasmids

c)

Incorporate genes into viruses

d)

Make DNA from RNA

23.

A desired DNA segment is inserted into small circular DNA from prokaryotes called a __________ and then is inserted into a bacterial host and the resulting combination is called ____________.

a)

Virus, a eukaryote

b)

Plasmid, a eukaryote

c)

Plasmid, recombinant DNA

d)

Virion, recombinant DNA

24.

This seals the sticky ends of restriction fragments to make recombinant DNA

a)

restriction enzymes

b)

gene cloning

c)

DNA ligase

d)

reverse transcriptase

25.

Genetically engineered plants

a)

are more difficult to engineer than animals

b)

include a transgenic rice plant that could help prevent vitamin A deficiency

c)

are being rapidly developed, but traditional plant breeding programs are still the only method to develop new plants

d)

are banned throughout the world