This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes A) Genome. B) Cloning. C) Gene therapy. D) Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genome. 2. Select the correct answer:Cohen and Boyer extracted antibiotic resistant gene from ..... and inserted in to ..... A) Ecoli and Salmonella. B) Salmonella and Ecoli. C) Influenza and Ecoli. D) Ecoli and bacteriophage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salmonella and Ecoli. 3. How long have people been using processes that are considered forms of biotechnology? A) Thousands of Years. B) 1000 Years. C) 150 Years. D) 20 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thousands of Years. 4. A number of projects in North Carolina biotechnology involve genomics. Which best describes genomics? A) The study of anatomy and how the body functions. B) The study of biology and how energy flows in cells. C) The study of genes and how they function. D) The study of technology and how it works. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of genes and how they function. 5. What process is used by bacterial cells in cell division? A) Cytolinesis. B) Binary fission. C) Mitosis. D) Meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Binary fission. 6. Multiple Choice Questions (1-25)-Selectable markers are used to: A) Identify transformed cells. B) Cut DNA. C) Join DNA. D) Amplify DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify transformed cells. 7. When DNA is manipulated and moved from one source to another it is known as A) Genetic engineering. B) Electrophoresis. C) Gene therapy. D) GMO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic engineering. 8. Multiple Choice Questions (1-25)-Which vector is used to transfer genes into plants? A) Ti plasmid. B) Lambda phage. C) Cosmid. D) SV40. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ti plasmid. 9. Which of these is a concern about the use of Biotechnology? A) Increased crop yield. B) Development of new vaccines. C) Increased job opportunities. D) Creation of new pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creation of new pathogens. 10. What are DNA fingerprints used for? A) To identify the patterns in a person's fingerprint. B) To show evolutionary relationships. C) To sequence the DNA bases. D) Crime scene investigations and to determine paternity/maternity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crime scene investigations and to determine paternity/maternity. 11. Hair color and eye color are examples of a person's A) Recessive traits. B) Dominant traits. C) Genotype. D) Phenotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phenotype. 12. The lac operon is referred to as a(n) ..... operon. A) Inducible. B) Repressible. C) Audible. D) Inaudible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inducible. 13. Biopiracy means: A) Use of bioresources without permission. B) Genetic mutation. C) Overuse of fertilizers. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of bioresources without permission. 14. Full name of PCR A) Polymerase chain reaction. B) Polymerase chemical restriction. C) Polyethylene glycol. D) Poli cystic recognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polymerase chain reaction. 15. This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait. A) Cloning. B) Gel Electrophoresis. C) Genetic Engineering. D) DNA Fingerprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic Engineering. 16. Which of the following is a disadvantage of growing a genetically modified crop? A) Reduced use of chemical fertilisers. B) Inserted genes being transferred to wild plants. C) Increased yield in crop. D) Improved nutrition quality of the crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inserted genes being transferred to wild plants. 17. The first clinical gene therapy was used to treat ..... A) ADA deficiency. B) Cystic fibrosis. C) Sickle-cell anemia. D) Hemophilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADA deficiency. 18. Which is a product of biotechnology? A) Video surveillance camera. B) Soil-eating bacteria. C) Electronic communications devices. D) Global Positioning System (GPS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil-eating bacteria. 19. In 1980, the Indian Supreme Court approved the principle of patenting genetically engineered life forms A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. How does genetic engineering affect plant traits? A) It has no effect on traits. B) It randomly changes plant traits. C) It specifically alters certain traits. D) It makes all plants the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It specifically alters certain traits. 21. Which of the following is a concern about the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as food? A) They may taste better than normal food. B) They may cause death if eaten. C) They can cause allergies, toxins, new diseases and nutritional problems. D) They are perfectly healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can cause allergies, toxins, new diseases and nutritional problems. 22. Which of the following is an application of agricultural biotechnology? A) Genetic testing and screening. B) Vaccine therapy. C) Transgenic crops. D) Genetically engineered enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transgenic crops. 23. What is the main purpose of gel electrophoresis? A) Mixing of fragments. B) Separation of fragments. C) To show conduction of electricity through gel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation of fragments. 24. What gene was transferred to bacteria to make them glow under UV light? A) A gene from a bioluminescent jellyfish. B) A gene from a deep-sea fish. C) A human gene. D) A gene from a fluorescent plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gene from a bioluminescent jellyfish. 25. Vectors include A) Bacterial and plant plasmids. B) Viruses. C) Artificial chromosomes. D) All of the above. 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