Plasmids

A __________ is often used as a vector to transfer genes into bacterial cells.

Plasmids are small, circular pieces of DNA found in:

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Animals

Bacteria have two types of DNA: a bacterial chromosome and plasmids.

• True

• False

Which enzyme is used to insert recombinant DNA into a host organism?

• Polymerase

• Ligase

• Helicase

• Restriction enzyme

The process of joining DNA fragments together is called __________.

Small circular pieces of non-chromosomal DNA are known as ________

​ (a)   are bacterial ​ (b)   that carry genes into bacterial cells. They are created in a lab and contain genes from multiple different sources, thus qualifying them as ​ (c)   e

• Vectors

• plasmids

• recombinant DNA.

• chromosomal DNA

• chromosomes

• bacteria

• antibiotics

Recombinant DNA plasmids contain all of the following EXCEPT

• Origin of Replication

• Multiple Cloning Site

• Promoter

• Selectable Marker

• IPTG

Which of the following is a common use of plasmids in genetic engineering?

• Gene cloning

• Protein synthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Cell division

Plasmids are primarily found in which type of organism?

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Animals