Biotechnology

What is the purpose of PCR?

• To produce millions of copies of DNA.

• To produce millions of copies of a specific region of DNA

• To add nucleotides to a DNA sequence

• To watch polymerase work.

Which of the following best describes transgenic organism? 

• Changing bacterial DNA by adding genes to it

• Any organism that has DNA from a different species

• Any organism that has DNA from the same species

• A tool used by scientists to separate chunks of DNA

Which of the following best describes bacterial transformation? 

• Changing bacterial DNA by adding genes to it

• Any organism that has DNA from a different species

• Any organism that has DNA from the same species

• A tool used by scientists to separate chunks of DNA

Which of the following best describes a recombinant DNA?

• A section of DNA

• Circular DNA found in bacteria

• DNA that has genes from different organisms

• A bundle of DNA

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

• Biotechnology

• Genealogy

• Pharmacology

• Neurology

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Which of the following is a product made by biotechnology

• Bread

• Cheese

• Penicillin

• All of these

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What does transgenic mean?

• An organism that can change its genes at will

• A stem cell that can differentiate into anything

• An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it

• A bacteria that reproduces asexually

Bioremediation using bacteria to clean oil spills primarily benefits the environment by (a)   .

• It introduces new species to the ec

• It reduces the ecosystem's biodiver

• It eliminates food sources for some

• It offers a less intrusive cleanup

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GMOs are leading to loss of original/ native plants because of cross breeding effecting genetic diversity

• true

• false

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This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces

• Cloning

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Genetic Engineering

• DNA Fingerprinting