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- 1. Multiple Choice
This science allows us to alter the DNA of an orange tree so the fruit contains more vitamin C.Physical scienceBiotechnologyBiologyGeology - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the below is an ethical issue in the field biotechnology?Outrageous cost - very expensiveWe can live longer and healthier livesSometimes the harm outweighs the goodPublic opinion of the technology
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the below biotechnological advances is MOST beneficial to Florida FARMERS?Development of disease resistant plants for higher yieldsDevelopment of more effective human vaccinesThe ability to create more antibiotics from bacteriaProducing enzymes to eliminate pollutants
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhile genetic engineering has positive benefits, there are also concerns associated with widespread use of genetic engineering in agriculture. If many farmers begin to plant more genetically modified crops that have an increased tolerance to insects, which of the following may result?an increase in the use of pesticidesa decrease in genetic diversity of the cropsan increase in the contamination of the water supplya decrease in crop productivity
- 5. Multiple ChoiceStem cell research has been a controversial subject in past years. What is the reason for this?Cells for study are often taken from human embryos.Stem cell techniques will not accomplish the intended purpose.The cells cannot be isolated.Replacement tissue will never be grown from a person's own stem cells.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of genetically modified crops would be most successful in wet-tropical countries that are overcrowded?crops that are drought- and pest-resistanthigh-yield crops that do not need a lot of sunshinehigh-yield crops that are pest-resistantcrops that are drought-resistant and need a lot of sunshine
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn what way did gene therapy, the replacement of a faulty gene with a normal one, stimulate medical research?New medications had to be developed and tested.The effects of viral DNA had to be studied.The way in which DNA replicates had to be determined.The genes on each chromosome had to be mapped and described.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe way that crimes are solved today was affected by which of the following technologies?gene therapyDNA fingerprintinggenetic testingGenetic modification
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich technology below would probably be the most important to a person who had diabetes and had to take insulin every day?testing parents for genetic disorders before they have childrenengineering fruits and vegetables that resist insects and other pestsdeveloping ways to identify criminals through DNA fingerprintingusing recombinant DNA to produce human hormones from bacteria
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes a way scientists use biotechnology in the field of agriculture?DNA evidence is used to convict criminalsFruits and vegetables are altered to be more nutritiousVaccines are developed to help us live longerBacteria are created to clean up oil spills
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?ProtozoansAlgaeBacteriaAmoebas
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms that contain genes from different species are called___________ organisms.BlendedHybridTransgenicFreaky
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis project was established to identify all 300,000+ genes found in our DNA.Human genome projectAnimal DNA studyHuman genetics road map projectThe DNA solution
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a negative result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture?Increased crop yieldsReduction in pesticide useUnknown side effectsHigher nutritional values
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the technique of genetic engineering?Adding foreign DNA to organisms to modify the organism’s DNAManufacturing synthetic DNA in the laboratory from chemicalsCutting segments of DNA of an organism under a microscopeExposing DNA of an organism to radioactivity for mutations
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of following developments is an advance in medicine that the application of genetic science has allowed?development of genetic counseling as a careerdevelopment of a method of DNA fingerprintingproduction of proteins, such as insulin, for use as drugscloning of animals and engineeringof agricultural crops
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe only way to cure a genetic disease is to.transplant affected tissuechange the affected DNA sequenceinduce mutations in affected generemove the affected gene
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe process of producing millions of copies of a specific DNA.PCRPPARNAPTB
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen an electrical current is used to separate a mixture of DNA...electricityrestriction mapsgel electrophoresiselectron map
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn October of 1990, the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the US National Institute of Health began the process of mapping the human genome. This process was referred to as The Human Genome Project and was intended to identify the 20,000 – 25,000 genes of the human genome. A working draft of the genome was announced in 2000 and a complete one in 2003. Which of the following describes the main benefit of completing The Human Genome Project?Cloning humansDesigning new human genesPatenting specific human genesIdentifying genetically-based diseases
- 21. Multiple ChoiceGenes for medically important proteins can be cloned and inserted into bacteria, as shown in the diagram below.
Why can bacteria recognize a human gene and then produce a human protein?DNA replication in bacteria and humans is the sameBacterial cells contain the same organelles as human cells.The basic components of DNA are the same in humans and bacteria.Bacterial cells and human cells contain the same kind of chromosomes. - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhile genetic engineering has positive benefits, there are also concerns associated with widespread use of genetic engineering in agriculture. If many farmers begin to plant more genetically modified crops that have an increased tolerance to insects, which of the following may result?.an increase in the use of pesticidesa decrease in genetic diversity of the cropsan increase in the contamination of the water supplya decrease in crop productivity
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of selective breeding is toGet bigger animalsget smaller animalscreate animals with desirable traitscreate animals with bad traits
- 24. Multiple ChoiceOne function of gel electrophoresis is toseparate DNA fragmentscut DNArecombine DNAextract DNA
- 25. Multiple ChoiceBased on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?BobSueJohnLisa
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is thisplasmidrecombinant bacteriumrecombinant DNAsticky ends
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn gel electrophoresis, DNA fragments migrate toward one end of a gel because they arepulled toward that end by gravityattracted to complementary DNA fragments at that end of the gelattracted to the positively charged end of the gelrepelled by hydrophobic molecules at the other end of the gel
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat does GMO stand for?Genetics Modification OrganicsGenetically Modified OrangesGenetically Made OrangesGenetically Modified Organisms
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a risk of GMOs?RadioactiveFood that taste too goodthe long term effects are unknownproduce too much food
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is recombinant DNA?DNA containing genes foreign to that organismDNA which has been impacted by epigeneticsDNA that has restriction enzymesDNA that has been sequenced
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one of the foals of the Human Genome Project?to determine how DNA was copied in humansto determine the nucleotide sequence and gene location of the entire human genometo determine how proteins were made in humansto determine particular mutations in the human genes
- 32. Multiple ChoiceAnalyzing DNA by gel electrophoresis allows researchers toidentify similarities and differences in the genomes of different kinds of organismsdetermine whether a particular allele of a gene is dominant or recessivecompare the phenotypes of different organismscut DNA with restriction enzymes
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is calledselective breedinggenetic engineeringinbreedinghybridization
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA scientist cloned a goat. Which of these is a true statement about the cloned goat?It has new genes and traitsIt lacks the genes for reproductionIt has the genes that are identical to the original goatIt looks the same but has different genes.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is thisplasmidrecombinant bacteriumrecombinant DNAsticky ends
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is thisplasmidrecombinant bacteriumrecombinant DNAsticky ends
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is thisplasmidrecombinant bacteriumrecombinant DNAsticky ends
- 38. Multiple ChoiceDNA technology is being used to develop crop plants that areless toxic to the pests that normally feed on themmore susceptible to herbicidesunable to fix nitrogen in the atmosphereresistant to some diseases
- 39. Multiple ChoiceScientists have inserted genes into rice plants thatcode for enzymes that cause rice to ripen quicklyincrease the iron and beta carotene levelscode for substances that cause allergies in peopleincrease the thickness of the seed coat
- 40. Multiple ChoiceSome people are concerned that genetically engineered crop plants couldtransmit their new genes to the wild plant species producing "superweeds"transmit their new gene to the animals that eat the plants producing "super animals"exchange genes with animals that eat the plants producing animal plant hybridbe wiped out by native plant species
- 41. Multiple ChoiceOne of the goals of the Human Genome Project is toincrease the number of genes in the human genomemap the location of only the most important genes on each chromosomeclone the entire human genome in bacteriadetermine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of the human genome codes for proteins98%10%25%2%
- 43. Multiple ChoiceTo cut DNA molecules into pieces at specific sequences of nucleotides, genetic engineers usecloninginsulinbacteriarestriction enzymes
- 44. Multiple ChoiceTo obtain bacteria that produce insulin, genetic engineersremove repressor proteins that inhibit the expression of the bacterial insulin geneinsert a vector containing the human gene of insulin into bacteriasearch for bacteria that grow in a medium that lacks insulingrow normal bacteria in a nutrient medium that contains a large amount
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIn order to create corn with larger ears through artificial selection,the smallest ears need to be used for next years crop,the medium sized ears need to be used for next years crop.the largest ears need to be used for next years crop.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhy do you use a new pipette tip on the micropipette every time you get a new sample?To avoid contaminating the other samplesTo use as many tools as you can.The pipette tips disappear after being used.None of these reasons
- 47. Multiple ChoiceIn the image, why are there multiple bands in each lane?The bands represent various size fragments of DNAThe bands represent how much electricity was used to run the gelWe’re not sure why this happensThe bands are random and there’s no way to predict what it means
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the charge of DNA?positivenegativeneutral
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on?The long strandsThe short strandsThe medium strandsThey all move the same
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat are 4 components of gel electrophoresis?Scissors, Electricity, a Buffer and a MicrowaveGel, Electricity, Meiosis and a BufferScissors, Meiosis, a Microwave and AgaroseGel, Electricity, a Buffer and DNA
- 51. Multiple ChoiceHow do scientists cut DNA into smaller strands?restriction enzymesscissorsligaseagarose
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhy is DNA fingerprinting used?To determine who is the child's fatherLink suspects to a crime scenedetermine if a family relationship exist between two peopleall of the above
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThe blood stain most likely belongs toBobSueJohnLisa
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThis diagram represents which of the following?Gel electrophoresisGene therapyCloningGenetic engineering
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThis is a procedure that allows scientists to make more copies of DNA in a short amount of time.DNA replicationDNA synthesisGel electrophoresisPCR
- 56. Multiple ChoiceA vector isa type of insectDNA that carries and inserts a new genethe new gene that is to be insertedprotein that carries the new gene
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes a way scientists use biotechnology in the field of agriculture?DNA evidence is used to convict criminalsFruits and vegetables are altered to be more nutritiousVaccines are developed to help us live longerBacteria are created to clean up oil spills
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a negative result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture?Increased crop yieldsReduction in pesticide useUnknown side effectsHigher nutritional values
- 59. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Cloning humans is a federally accepted practice in the United States.TrueFalse
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