Ultimate Trivia Quiz On Biotechnology

10 Questions | By RedWhisker | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Total Attempts: 794

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Welcome to another biological quiz, where today we’ll be looking at the many different technological applications that use biological systems and the organisms living within them – all under the umbrella of biotechnology. What do you know about the subject? Tell us all about it in this ultimate trivia quiz on biotechnology!

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1.

What is recombinant DNA?
- A.
  
  Can be produced in bacteria, viruses or yeast
- B.
  
  Transferable between species
- C.
  
  DNA that has been altered to contain genes or portions of genes from different organisms
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

What is a transgenic organism?
- A.
  
  Plants and animals that express DNA that has been modified or derived from other species
- B.
  
  Also known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither
3.

Which of the following can happen on it's own in nature?
- A.
  
  Mutations
- B.
  
  Recombinants
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither
4.

Which of the following is a short segment of DNA with "sticky ends"?
- A.
  
  PCR
- B.
  
  RFLP
- C.
  
  STR
- D.
  
  DNA Fingerprint
- E.
  
  None of these
5.

Which is a process that makes more DNA?
- A.
  
  PCR
- B.
  
  RFLP
- C.
  
  STR
- D.
  
  DNA Fingerprint
- E.
  
  None of these
6.

Which of the following will separate segments of DNA?
- A.
  
  Gel Electrophoresis
- B.
  
  Polymer Electrophoresis
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither
7.

Which is used for the sequencing of DNA?
- A.
  
  Gel Electrophoresis
- B.
  
  Polymer Electrophoresis
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither
8.

Which of a following is a procedure that has already been successful in the agriculture arena?
- A.
  
  The addition of DNA into crops for the resistance to diseases
- B.
  
  The sterilization of hybrid crops to keep them fromnatujralizing
- C.
  
  The ability to resist insects with the addition of an enzyme
- D.
  
  All of these
9.

Probes are used in DNA to do which of the following?
- A.
  
  Highlight repeated segments on genes
- B.
  
  Identify an important disease causing gene
- C.
  
  Identify a gene that is not functioning correctly
- D.
  
  All of these
10.

Of the following, which is used to get a foreign gene into an organism?
- A.
  
  Viruses
- B.
  
  Bacterial plasmids
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither