Biotechnology Quiz

A lab technique used in crime fighting to prove a suspects innocence or guilt is known as:

• genetic engineering
• PCR
• electrophoresis
• gene therapy

During electrophoresis, an electrical current must be present for DNA fragments to move throughout the gel.

• true
• false

Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident.  Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate.  Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father? 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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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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What type of biotechnology can develop different types of cells or tissues from an undifferentiated cell?

• DNA fingerprinting

• stem cell therapy

• restricted enzymes

• cloning

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Choose the statement that best describes gene therapy.

• the process of producing crops that are resistant to insects

• the process of using DNA taken from a crime scene to identify a suspect

• the process of inserting normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders

• the process of creating an identical organism or gene

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Why is Dolly the sheep considered a clone?

• the source of Dolly's DNA is a single cell taken from an adult donor

• the DNA molecules in each of Dolly's cells are different

• Dolly has a mix of genes from her foster mother and the sheep that donated a nucleus of one of its cells

• Dolly is genetically identical to her offspring

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If a farmer asked the ethical question "What are the long-term effects of creating crops that are immune to pesticides and diseases?" what topic would they discussing?

• GMOs

• Cloning

• DNA fingerprinting

• Gene therapy

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Which statement is NOT an ethical concern about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)?

• farmers will be able to increase their farms and make more money

• the long-term effects of these foods are unknown

• a decrease in genetic diversity of plants

• genes for pesticide resistance might transfer to weeds by cross-pollination

Another name for GMO (Genetically Modified Organsim) is ____________.

• Transgenic
• Transplanted
• Transducted
• Plasmid