This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which least describes how biotechnology has increased crop production in North Carolina? A) It has increased the growth rate of plants. B) It has decreased the amount of plants that die due to drought. C) It has decreased the amount of plants that can be grown in an area. D) It has increased plants' ability to fight off pests and reduced the need for pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has decreased the amount of plants that can be grown in an area. 2. In the screening process, clones that metabolize X-gal turn ..... A) Yellow. B) White. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue. 3. An allele can best be described as A) A defective gene. B) An alternative form of a gene. C) A segment of DNA. D) A chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A chromosome. 4. Which antibiotic resistance is present in pBR322? A) Ampicillin. B) Kanamycin. C) Lactase. D) Gentamycin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ampicillin. 5. Which of the following describes why Taq polymerase is required for PCR? A) The Taq polymerase is able to unwind the DNA double helix reducing the need of additional enzymes. B) The Taq polymerase binds to the DNA without a required primer facilitating the process of PCR. C) The process of PCR requires prokaryotic polymerase as it is less complex. D) The process of PCR requires extremely high temperatures that would denature other polymerases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process of PCR requires extremely high temperatures that would denature other polymerases. 6. A DNA fingerprint may do which of the following? A) Identify a suspect using crime scene DNA. B) Reproduce an individual. C) Disrupt a crime scene. D) Provide irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify a suspect using crime scene DNA. 7. Using living things or parts of living things to produce a product or solve a problem A) Biotechnology. B) Tissue culturing. C) Bioremediation. D) Transgenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotechnology. 8. Multiple Choice Questions (1-25)-The plasmid used in genetic engineering is obtained from: A) Virus. B) Bacteria. C) Fungi. D) Protozoa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 9. A process in which a cell, cell product, or organism is copied from an original source. A) Cloning. B) Gene therapy. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloning. 10. Which area of biotechnology is most likely to create ethical problems? A) Insulin production by bacteria. B) Organ cloning. C) Genetic engineering to increase crop yields. D) Forensic testing of crime scene evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organ cloning. 11. Polymerase Chain Reaction A) Is used to make copies of specific regions of DNA. B) Uses a special form of DNA polymerase and primers to copy DNA. C) Is used in crime scenes and paternity cases to compare DNA samples. D) All of the choices are correct. E) Some of the choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices are correct. 12. A technique that places a gene into a cell to correct a hereditary disease or to improve the genome A) Gene therapy. B) Genetic modification. C) DNA fingerprint. D) Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene therapy. 13. A technology that changes the genetic material of a living organism A) Genetic modification. B) Gene therapy. C) Human genome project. D) Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic modification. 14. The process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is called A) Selective breeding. B) Genetic engineering. C) Inbreeding. D) Hybridization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic engineering. 15. A Biomedical Chemist career falls under which Health Science pathway? A) Interpreter. B) Biotechnology Research and Development. C) Support Services. D) Therapeutic Services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotechnology Research and Development. 16. How does plant biotechnology impact agriculture? A) By increasing manual labor. B) By decreasing crop quality. C) By improving crop varieties. D) By limiting crop production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By improving crop varieties. 17. How does North Carolina's economy directly benefit from a growing biotechnology field? A) Technological advances make jobs easier. B) Population size in urban areas is increased. C) Advancements in medicine improve overall health. D) More jobs are available to citizens across the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More jobs are available to citizens across the state. 18. Project whose goal is to map, sequence, and identify all of the genes in the human genome A) DNA fingerprint. B) Human genome project. C) Genetic modification. D) Recombinant DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human genome project. 19. Electrophoresis is used to A) Separate fragments of DNA. B) Come genes. C) Cut DNA into fragments. D) Match a gene with its function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate fragments of DNA. 20. Mikroorganisme yang berperan dalam pembuatan tempe adalah ..... A) Jamur Saccharomyces. B) Bakteri Lactobacillus. C) Jamur Rhizopus. D) Bakteri Acetobacter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jamur Rhizopus. 21. Which enzyme is used as gum to join ends of DNA? A) EcoRI. B) Ligase. C) Cellulose. D) Pectinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligase. 22. A gene is a segment of DNA that A) Is harmful to humans. B) Fights off invading pathogens. C) Always causes mutations. D) Codes for a trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Codes for a trait. 23. Which of th following extract is used as a medium for tissue culture A) Leaf. B) Liver. C) Embryo. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embryo. 24. An organism whose genetic material has been altered A) Agriculture. B) Genetically modified organism. C) Cloning. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetically modified organism. 25. Bahan dasar pembuatan roti adalah tepung terigu yang ditaburi mikroorganisme Saccharomyces cerevisiae agar dapat mengembang. Perubahan yang dilakukan mikroorganisme tersebut terhadap bahan dasar pembuatan roti adalah A) Mengubah alkohol menjadi glukosa dan karbondioksida. B) Membentuk karbondioksia, oksigen, dan uap air. C) Mengubah glukosa menjadi alkohol dan karbondioksida. D) Membentuk gas karbondioksida dari zat tepung. 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