Quiz  /  Genetic Engineering Class 12 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Polymerase chain reaction is used to

  • determine the sequence of DNA.
  • make copies of a DNA sequence.
  • selectively breed plants and animals.
  • produce mutations in bacteria.

  • 2. 
    What process is used to allow organisms (plants/animals) with desired characteristics to produce the next generation?

  • Selective Breeding
  • Hybridization
  • Generation Time
  • Inbreeding

  • 3. 
    Genetic engineering has been used to produce

  • medicines.
  • food animals.
  • improved crops.
  • all of these.

  • 4. 
    What do gene maps show?

  • Location of all the genes on a chromosome
  • Location of all the genes in the human body
  • Location of all the chromosomes in an individual
  • Location of an all the DNA in an individual's genes

  • 5. 
    Simple ring of DNA from prokaryotes

  • plasmid
  • restriction enzymes
  • recombinant DNA
  • gene

  • 6. 
    Any change or mistake in DNA replication can cause a ________

  • cancer cell
  • virus
  • disease
  • mutation

  • 7. 
    When cell transformation is successful, the recombinant DNA...

  • Undergoes mutation
  • Is treated with antibiotics
  • Becomes part of the transformed cell's genome
  • Becomes a nucleus

  • 8. 
    A molecule containing DNA from two different organisms is called

  • a plasmid.
  • a polyploid.
  • a hybrid organism.
  • recombinant DNA.

  • 9. 
    Template strand

  • strand of nucleic acid that is transcribed or translated
  • no
  • no
  • no

  • 10. 
    Genes found on DNA contain the instructions for making

  • pyrimidines
  • pyrimidines
  • proteins
  • purines

  • 11. 
    Taq polymerase

  • thermostable enzyme for synthesizing DNA
  • no
  • no
  • no

  • 12. 
    DNA containing genes from a foreign donor

  • plasmid
  • restriction enzymes
  • recombinant DNA
  • gene

  • 13. 
    Bacteria containing DNA from a foreign donor

  • plasmid
  • restriction enzymes
  • recombinant DNA
  • transgenic bacteria

  • 14. 
    Which genetic engineering technique allows us to produce multiple, identical copies of a single gene?

  • Cloning
  • PCR
  • Gene Therapy
  • CRISPR

  • 15. 
    Which of the following is not a part of the Sanger method to sequence DNA?

  • dideoxynucleotides
  • DNA polymerase
  • electrophoresis
  • reverse transcriptase

  • 16. 
    What type of mutation caused Nicholas's disease?

  • frameshift
  • missense
  • nonsense
  • insertion

  • 17. 
    Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are...

  • Always biologically modified in a lab
  • Always bad for you
  • Always free of pesticides
  • Always selectively bred

  • 18. 
    Which genetic engineering technique amplifies the number of DNA pieces in a lab setting?

  • PCR
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Gene Therapy
  • CRISPR

  • 19. 
    In a pedigree chart, how are females illustrated

  • circles
  • squares
  • triangles
  • lines

  • 20. 
    Inserting a normal gene or editing an existing gene is called...

  • Genetic Engineering
  • Gene Therapy
  • Gene Cloning
  • Gene Sequencing

  • 21. 
    True or False: In the United States, as of July 2011, it is illegal to use federal funding for research on human embryos derived from a somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)

  • True
  • False

  • 22. 
    For which of the following would a nucleic acid probe not be used?

  • locating a gene on a chromosome
  • developing a Southern blot
  • identifying a microorganism
  • constructing a recombinant plasmid

  • 23. 
    Nucleic acid probe

  • oligonucleotide used in hybridization
  • no
  • no
  • no

  • 24. 
    A mutation

  • is always bad for an organism
  • is always good for an organism
  • is a change in an organism's DNA
  • never changes an organism

  • 25. 
    Which of the following is NOT an example of a genome sequencing project?

  • Human Genome Project (HGP)
  • 1000 Genomes Project
  • ENCODE Project
  • 23 and Me Project

  • 26. 
    Organisms that contain genes from other organisms are called...

  • Transgenic
  • Mutagenic
  • Donor Organisms
  • Cloned Organisms.

  • 27. 
    Which type of cells were used to extract the DNA that was sequenced?

  • red blood cells
  • intestinal epithelium
  • white blood cells
  • check swab

  • 28. 
    Undifferentiated cells that can become any cell in the body are called...

  • Stem Cells
  • Somatic Cells
  • Gametes
  • Zygotes

  • 29. 
    A dog breeder breeds a black poodle with another black poodle to hopefully get only grey poodles. This is an example of

  • artificial selection
  • selective breeding

  • 30. 
    An example of selective breeding is

  • a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs
  • a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm
  • a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses
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