Biotechnology Quiz 1.2

What are antibiotics?

• Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

• Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• Enzymes that bind together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule

• DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

What is the function of a restriction enzyme?

• To impede the growth and survival of microorganisms

• To cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• To bind together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule

• To combine DNA from two or more sources

What is the role of DNA ligase?

• To impede the growth and survival of microorganisms

• To cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• To bind together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule

• To combine DNA from two or more sources

What is recombinant DNA?

• Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

• Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• Enzymes that bind together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule

• DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

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What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?

• Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

• Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• Organisms that contain DNA from another organism and produce new proteins encoded on the acquired DNA

• DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

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What is E. coli?

• Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

• Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• A rod-shaped bacterium native to the intestines of mammals; commonly used in genetics and biotechnology

• DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

What is a plasmid?

• Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

• Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• A tiny, circular piece of DNA, usually of bacterial origin; often used in recombinant DNA technologies

• DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

What is the purpose of the Human Genome Project?

• To impede the growth and survival of microorganisms

• To cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• To bind together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule

• To sequence and map all the DNA on the 23 human chromosomes

What is the function of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)?

• To impede the growth and survival of microorganisms

• To cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• To dissolve blood clots and clear blocked blood vessels

• To combine DNA from two or more sources

What is the purpose of genetically engineered fish that glow?

• To impede the growth and survival of microorganisms

• To cut DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence

• To produce red blood cells in anemic patients

• To create new pet organisms with unique traits