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Crispr

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does the guide RNA help the cell know where to cut the DNA?

a)

Guide RNA helps to find the PAM

b)

Guide RNA is complementary to the DNA sequence

c)

Guide RNA always binds to the same sequence of DNA

d)

Like restriction sites, they are always palindromes

2.

The enzyme portion of CRISPR??- this process is called ________.

or What enzyme is used in CRISPR gene editing?

a)

CRISPR

b)

Replicase

c)

Lysozyme

d)

Cas9

3.

What does the cas9 protein do?

a)

cut viruses

b)

Cut RNA

c)

cut DNA

d)

ingest bacteria

4.

What does the guide RNA do?

a)

destroy invaders like bacteriophages immediately

b)

cut invading pieces of RNA

c)

recognize invaders

d)

recognize sequences of DNA to be edited.

5.

What is the role of gRNA? (gRNA -> guide RNA)

a)

the cell recognizes that DNA is damaged and tries to repair it

b)

ensures that the Cas9 enzyme cuts at the right point in the genome

c)

use the DNA repair machinery to introduce changes to one or more genes

d)

makes a cut across both strands of the DNA

6.

What does CRISPR stand for?

a)

Clustered regularly interactive short palindromic repeats

b)

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

c)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

d)

Regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

7.

CRISPR-Cas9 was discovered in which of the following organisms?

a)

protists

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

viruses

8.

What did scientists look at to help them create CRISPR?

a)

Sheep cloning

b)

Palindromic repeats

c)

Common Cold

d)

Bacteria fighting off viruses

9.

What is one way CRISPR has already been used to change genes?

a)

Clone sheep

b)

Give people superpowers

c)

Cure animal diseases

d)

Military purposes

10.

How does CRISPR differ from previous techniques of gene editing?

a)

slower, more expensive, but more accurate

b)

faster, cheaper, and more accurate

c)

faster, more expensive, more accurate

d)

slower, cheaper, less accurate

11.

What is the definition of genetic engineering?

a)

Studying the DNA of plants and animals

b)

Making changes in the DNA code of living organisms

c)

The discovery of DNA Using DNA to reproduce organisms

d)

Using DNA to reproduce organisms

12.

Scientists have adapted it to turn it into a biotechnology tool for _______ DNA.

a)

building

b)

editing

c)

destroying

d)

synthesizing

13.

What does CRISPR stand for?

a)

Clustered regularly interactive short palindromic repeats

b)

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

c)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

d)

Regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

14.

How does the guide RNA help the cell know where to cut the DNA?

a)

Guide RNA helps to find the PAM

b)

Guide RNA is complementary to the DNA sequence

c)

Guide RNA always binds to the same sequence of DNA

d)

Like restriction sites, they are always palindromes

15.

The enzyme portion of CRISPR??- this process is called ________.

a)

CRISPR

b)

Replicase

c)

Lysozyme

d)

Cas9

16.

CRISPR can edit DNA. What organisms naturally has CRISPR?

a)

Viruses

b)

Humans

c)

Plants

d)

Bacteria

17.

Scientists have adapted CRISPR-Cas9 to turn it into a biotechnology tool for _______ DNA.

a)

building

b)

editing

c)

destroying

d)

synthesizing

18.

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

a)

CRISPR

b)

PCR

c)

Gel Electrophoresis

d)

Cloning

19.

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

a)

Biotechnology

b)

Genealogy

c)

Pharmacology

d)

Neurology

20.

What is the primary function of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in bacteria?

a)

A) To cut invading viral DNA

b)

B) To replicate bacterial DNA

c)

C) To synthesize proteins

d)

D) To repair bacterial cell walls

21.

Which component of the CRISPR-Cas9 system is responsible for recognizing the target DNA sequence?

a)

A) Cas9 enzyme

b)

B) Guide RNA (gRNA)

c)

C) PAM sequence

d)

D) DNA polymerase

22.

In the context of CRISPR, what does the term 'PAM' stand for?

a)

A) Protospacer Adjacent Motif

b)

B) Protein Associated Marker

c)

C) Palindromic Associated Motif

d)

D) Phage Associated Marker

23.

How does CRISPR-Cas9 achieve specificity in gene editing?

a)

A) By using a specific DNA polymerase

b)

B) Through the complementary base pairing of guide RNA

c)

C) By cutting at random sites

d)

D) By using a universal cutting enzyme

24.

What is a potential application of CRISPR technology in medicine?

a)

A) Editing genes to cure genetic disorders

b)

B) Cloning human organs

c)

C) Synthesizing new proteins

d)

D) Creating new species

25.

Which of the following best describes the CRISPR-Cas9 mechanism?

a)

A) A method for DNA replication

b)

B) A tool for targeted DNA editing

c)

C) A process for protein synthesis

d)

D) A technique for RNA transcription