Biotechnology Quiz

Making changes in the DNA of an organism is

• selective breeding
• artificial selection
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation

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Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

• natural selection
• selective breeding
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation

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What is the circular piece of DNA found in bacteria called?

• homologous chromosome
• sister chromatid
• plasmid
• arabinose

What is recombinant DNA?

• Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another
• DNA which has been changed over generations by natural selection
• DNA that causes genetic disorders
• DNA that has been sequenced

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The purpose of PCR

• cutting DNA
• creating RFLPs
• amplifying/copy DNA
• reversing the charge of DNA

A molecule containing DNA from two different organisms is called

• a plasmid.
• a polyploid.
• a hybrid organism.
• recombinant DNA.

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In the process of ________, breeders cross two genetically different individuals

• inbreeding
• cloning
• PCR
• hybridization

Crossing two individuals that have similar desirable characteristics is called ______________.

• cloning
• genetic engineers
• gene therapy
• inbreeding

The purpose of selective breeding is to

• get bigger animals

• get smaller animals

• create animals with desirable traits

• create animals with bad traits

Problems with selective breeding include

• Better animals

• More Meat

• Animals can have bad health problems

• More diversity