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Genetic Engineering

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does this image represent?

a)

Genetically modified organism

b)

A vegetable

c)

Botox

d)

PCR

2.

Transgenic organisms are .......

the ones that have recieved the new gene

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In favor of food biotechnology :

a)

provides more food to feed a growing population.

b)

doesn't provide enough food to feed a growing population.

4.

What is a GMO?

a)

Organisms that humans have modified to have harmful effects on the population

b)

An organism that naturally developed new traits

c)

An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

5.

What process is used to allow organisms (plants/animals) with desired characteristics to produce the next generation?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Hybridization

c)

Inbreeding

6.

What is used to make larger DNA segments into smaller fragments.

a)

Restriction Enzymes

b)

DNA Polymerase

c)

Genetic Scissors

d)

Anti-codons

7.

When cell transformation is successful, the recombinant DNA...

a)

Undergoes mutation

b)

Is treated with antibiotics

c)

Becomes part of the transformed cell's genome

d)

Becomes a nucleus

8.

Bacteria often contain small circular molecules of DNA known as...

a)

hybrids

b)

clones

c)

mutagens

d)

plasmids

9.

DNA that is produced by combining DNA from DNA from different sources is called...

a)

Ionic DNA

b)

Mutated DNA

c)

Recombinant DNA

d)

Translocated DNA