Biotechnology

Total Questions: 25

2 - What may be the objective of genetic modification of plants?

A ) Production of disease resistant plants
B ) Improvement in nutritional quality of plants
C ) Production of herbicide resistant plants
D ) All of these

3 - Plasmid and attached foreign gene with it are collectively called:

A ) Recombinant cell
B ) Recombinant DNA ✅
C ) Recombinant plasmid
D ) Recombinant chromosomes

6 - Which of the following is not a biotechnology product?

A ) Insulin
B ) Quinine ✅
C ) Beta-endorphin
D ) Interferon

7 - How do genetic engineers get insulin for diabetic patients?

A ) Isolate from human pancreas
B ) Isolate from pancreas of other animals
C ) Insulin gene inserted in human pancreas
D ) Insulin gene inserted in bacteria ✅

8 - Why do genetic engineers use bacteria in genetic engineering?

A ) The chromosomes of bacteria is made of DNA and proteins
B ) Their nucleus is very big and easy to handle
C ) They have many chromosomes
D ) Bacteria divide very fast and make colonies ✅

9 - A gene is inserted into a bacterium by:

A ) Tissue culture
B ) Fermentation
C ) Biodegradation
D ) Genetic engineering ✅

10 - Each daughter DNA contains one new strand and one strand of_____ DNA.

A ) Parent ✅
B ) Daughter
C ) Sister
D ) Grand parents

11 - Act as instructions to make specific proteins:

A ) Eggs
B ) Gametes
C ) Genes ✅
D ) Protein

13 - Bacteria does not have an organized:

A ) DNA
B ) Nucleus ✅
C ) Protein
D ) Gene

14 - A bacteria is used in genetic engineering because of their:

A ) Size
B ) Nucleus
C ) Gene
D ) Fast rate of reproduction ✅

15 - Every bacterium of the colony contains a copy of gene of desired:

A ) Bacterial
B ) Protein ✅
C ) Nucleus
D ) DNA

17 - Genetically modified organisms are used to produce:

A ) Insulin
B ) Vaccines
C ) Protein
D ) Insulin and vaccines

18 - In human body insulin is produced by:

A ) Pancreas ✅
B ) Protein
C ) Glucose
D ) Genes

19 - _____ is a material which contains weaked or killed pathogens.

A ) Protein
B ) Vaccine ✅
C ) Insulin
D ) Pancreas

20 - Herbicides and pesticides are used to eliminate:

A ) Crop plants
B ) Crop enemies ✅
C ) Crop products
D ) Major crops

22 - It is used for diabetes:

A ) Vaccines
B ) Interforn
C ) Beta-Endorphin
D ) Insulin ✅

23 - It is useful for stimulating growth:

A ) Vaccines
B ) Interferon
C ) Bet- endorphin
D ) Growth hormone ✅

24 - It is an anti-viral proteins:

A ) Vaccines
B ) Interferon ✅
C ) Bet-endorphin
D ) Growth hormone

25 - It is used to determine a child's paternity or a person's ancestry:

A ) Gene therapy
B ) Genetic testing ✅
C ) Cloning
D ) GMO