This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Mendel crossed plants that were purebred purple-flowered with plants that were purebred white-flowered, the resulting offspring all had purple flowers. When allowed to self-pollinate, this F1 generation gave rise to white-flowered plants as well as purple. As a result, Mendel determined that individual traits are A) Inherited as discrete units. B) Diluted in offspring. C) Merged with successive generations. D) Lost in the pollination process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inherited as discrete units. 2. Uses of SCP A) High protein content. B) It contains fats and vitamins. C) Both (a) and ( b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and ( b). 3. Which of the following foods is typically high in carbohydrates? A) Fish. B) Rice. C) Cheese. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rice. 4. A strong ability and love for science is needed to work in Biotechnology Research & Development. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. Which one of the following is a step of PCR? A) Denaturation. B) Annealing. C) Extension. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 6. Which of the following is a product made by biotechnology A) Bread. B) Cheese. C) Penicillin. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. Which of the following is a potential ethical concern of using CRISPR technology in humans? A) It could lead to unintended genetic mutations. B) It may improve the accuracy of genetic testing. C) It can enhance the nutritional value of food. D) It might reduce the cost of genetic therapies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could lead to unintended genetic mutations. 8. Someone who can't hear A) Deaf. B) Blind. C) Disabled. D) Healed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deaf. 9. PCR is required for A) DNA synthesis. B) DNA amplification. C) Protein synthesis. D) Amino Acid synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA amplification. 10. Restriction endonucleases where isolated for the first time by A) Robert Brown. B) Karl Erkey. C) W. Arber. D) F. Griffith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) W. Arber. 11. A new variety of rice called golden rice has been genetically modified to have vitamin A. people in starving countries can eat this rice and receive vitamin A. Without this rice people go blind from vitamin A deficiency. What word(s) below best describes this rice? A) Electrophoresis. B) DNA fingerprint. C) Genetically modified organism. D) Clone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetically modified organism. 12. In most cases, a state license is required to work in the field of biotechnology research and development. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. The commonly used vector for cloning genes in animals is A) Rhino viruses. B) Disarmed retrovirus. C) Disarmed Ti plasmid. D) Vector mediated. E) Agrobacterium tumifaciens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disarmed retrovirus. 14. The technique used to separate DNA in recombinant DNA technology is A) Gel electrophoresis. B) PCR. C) Autoradiography. D) Downstream processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel electrophoresis. 15. Which is not an infectious disease? A) Malaria. B) Diabetes. C) Food poisoning. D) Measles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diabetes. 16. The cutting of DNA at specific locations became possible with the discovery of A) Selectable markers. B) Probes. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Ligases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction enzymes. 17. Ciliated columnar epithelium is present in ..... tract. A) Digestive. B) Respiratory. C) Nervous. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respiratory. 18. Corn is most often genetically modified for what purpose? A) Slower growth. B) Herbicide resistance. C) Shorter growing season. D) Color change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbicide resistance. 19. Which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering? A) Inserting human DNA into bacterial DNA for insulin production. B) Manipulating of DNA to produce glowing monkeys. C) Engineering crops for greater nutritional content. D) Modifying genes to achieve a desirable phenotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inserting human DNA into bacterial DNA for insulin production. 20. A new variety of rice called golden rice has been genetically modified to have vitamin A. People in starving countries can eat this rice and receive the vitamin A. Without this rice people go blind from vitamin A deficiency. What word(s) below best describes this rice? A) Electrophoresis. B) DNA fingerprinting. C) G.M.O. D) Clone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.M.O. 21. The chemical molecule that is the basic genetic material found in all cells. A) DNA. B) GMO. C) Hybrid. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA. 22. Bioinformatics specialists perform the same functions and have the same skills as a ..... A) Biomedical engineers. B) Computer programmer. C) Bioinformatics scientists. D) Biostatistician. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer programmer. 23. Tomatoes are genetically modified to have a longer shelf-life. Which best describes a concern people have with eating GM tomatoes? A) GM tomatoes do not taste as good as organic. B) GM tomatoes are more expensive. C) The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could change the DNA of the person eating the tomato. D) GM tomatoes ripen and rot more quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The DNA used to modify the tomatoes could change the DNA of the person eating the tomato. 24. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) are: A) Organisms whose genes / DNA have been edited. B) Organisms who have received new stem cells to cure a disease. C) Organisms whose DNA has been copied. D) Organisms whose entire genome has been sequenced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms whose genes / DNA have been edited. 25. What is genetic engineering generally defined as? A) The study of genes and their functions. B) The natural evolution of species. C) Changing an organism's genotype using biotechnology tools or techniques. D) The process of cloning organisms. 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