Quiz  /  Biotechnology Class 10 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    True or False there is no “right” or “wrong” answer on ethical decision making.

  • True
  • False

  • 2. 
    What applications can gel electrophoresis be used for?

  • Parental Testing
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Sequence Endangered Species DNA
  • All of the above

  • 3. 
    This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism

  • Cloning
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Fingerprinting

  • 4. 
    ________ are used to ________ DNA pieces by ________

  • Restriction enzymes, connect, fission
  • Restriction enzymes, isolate, "snipping"
  • Plasmids, connect, fission
  • Plasmids, isolate, "snipping"

  • 5. 
    Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another

  • Facts
  • Alternatives
  • Values
  • Arguments

  • 6. 
    Ethics deals only with factual statements.

  • True
  • False

  • 7. 
    Which is a use of genetically engineered bacteria?

  • making human insulin
  • DNA fingerprint for blood left at a crime scene
  • producing corn that is resistant to herbicides

  • 8. 
    Bacterial DNA is _________ than human DNA

  • More simple
  • Less simple
  • uglier
  • deadlier

  • 9. 
    Bob was found dead in his home. Crime scene analysis showed signs of a struggle. Blood was collected from the crime scene, the victim, and three suspects. Which suspect likely committed the crime?

  • Sue
  • Lisa
  • John
  • None of these

  • 10. 
    This is the practice of choosing individuals of a species to mate based on their desirable characteristics

  • Bacterial recombination
  • Natural selection
  • Genetic modification
  • Selective breeding

  • 11. 
    In preparation for an electrophoresis procedure, enzymes are added to DNA in order to

  • convert the DNA into gel
  • cut the DNA into fragments
  • change the color of the DNA
  • produce longer sections of DNA

  • 12. 
    Issues that refer to people’s moral values or the code of conduct by which they live

  • Social issues
  • Legal issues
  • Cultural issues
  • Ethical issues

  • 13. 
    This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

  • Cloning
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Fingerprinting

  • 14. 
    Which of these is the correct definition of genetic modification/genetic engineering?

  • Choosing individuals to mate based on desired characteristics
  • Observing genetic changes in populations over time based on adaptive traits
  • Extracting stem cells to differentiate into specialized tissues
  • Altering the DNA of an organism at the molecular level

  • 15. 
    Why did scientists edit the genes of bacteria to produce insulin?

  • Because the bacteria were diabetic
  • Because bacteria have simple DNA that is easier to manipulate, making it easy to produce insulin in a lab
  • Because bacteria's complex DNA was perfect for insulin production
  • Because insulin has no use outside of a lab setting

  • 16. 
    This is the process of creating a unique image of an individual's alleles based on their size and using that image to identify an individual's DNA

  • Cloning
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Fingerprinting

  • 17. 
    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

  • 18. 
    During gel electrophoresis, the _______ pieces of DNA move farthest down the gel

  • lightest
  • heaviest
  • ugliest
  • deadliest

  • 19. 
    A gene that comes from the different organism to make a GMO can best be described as... (ex: gene from corn placed into a tomato plant)

  • cisgenic
  • transgenic

  • 20. 
    What is the process in which an unspecialized stem cell turns into a specialized body cell?

  • DNA Replication
  • Differentiation
  • Respiration
  • Genetic Modification

  • 21. 
    Which kitten is most likely the offspring of this cat?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  • 22. 
    This is the practice of cutting DNA and separating it by the size of the pieces

  • Cloning
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Fingerprinting

  • 23. 
    The creation of genetically identical organisms

  • Bioremediation
  • Cloning
  • Gene Therapy
  • Tissue Culturing

  • 24. 
    Which DNA fragment bands move faster and farther in a gel electrophoresis?

  • there is no way to tell
  • the largest ones
  • the smallest ones
  • none of these

  • 25. 
    Which of these is NOT a use for DNA Fingerprinting?

  • Identifying the person whose DNA was left at a crime scene
  • Determining the father of a child
  • Finding the likelihood of inheriting a genetic disorder
  • Figuring out which species are more closely related

  • 26. 
    Which of the following involves ethics?

  • Passing a law to allow more crops to be grown per acre in a given area.
  • Passing a law to allow doctors to euthanize humans who are terminally ill.
  • Passing a law to increase fines for people texting while driving.
  • Passing a law to decrease speed limits in an area of frequent accidents.

  • 27. 
    What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence?

  • The Gene Sequencing Project
  • The DNA Fingerprinting Project
  • The Nuremberg Trials
  • The Human Genome Project
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