Informative quiz on the history of biotechnology

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    What was the name of the first-ever mammal that was successfully cloned? 

    • Gene, the calf
    • Tetra, Rhesus monkey
    • Dolly, the sheep 
    • Injaz, the camel
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Biotechnology is an ever-emerging and ever-evolving field of science. Our informative quiz on the history of biotechnology is here to test your knowledge. Do you think you can pass this test with flying colors? If yes, why not give this super fun quiz a try? Please make sure to read all the questions very carefully before answering. Your scores depend on how many questions you answer correctly, so please pay attention. Fortunately, there are no time limits on the quiz, so feel free to take up this quiz as many times as you please. Keep learning and have fun!

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  • 2. 

    Who discovered penicillin? 

    • Gregor Mendel

    • Louis Pasteur

    • Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

    • Alexander Fleming

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  • 3. 

    What was the name of the first synthetically produced insulin that was FDA approved? 

    • Novolin 

    • Novolog 

    • Humalog 

    • Humulin 

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  • 4. 

    Who coined the term "biotechnology"? 

    • Michael Faraday

    • Dr. Pushpa Bhargava

    •  Károly Ereky

    •  Louis Pasteur

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  • 5. 

    When was the term biotechnology coined? 

    • 1893

    • 1919

    • 1923

    • 1930

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  • 6. 

    When was the PCR technique created by Kary B. Mullis? 

    • 1983

    • 1996

    • 2000

    • 2005

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  • 7. 

    Which of the following was the first crop to have its genome fully decoded and cataloged? 

    • Maize

    • Okra

    • Rice

    • Sugarcane

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  • 8. 

    When did the Human genome project start? 

    • 1983

    • 1977

    • 1990

    • 2000

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  • 9. 

    When did Cohen and Boyer receive a legal patent for gene cloning? 

    • 1978

    • 1980

    • 1990

    • 2004

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  • 10. 

    When was the first artificial chromosome created? 

    • 1990

    • 1995

    • 1997 

    • 1999

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