Chapter 13 – Genetic Engineering Part 1

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FINAL ROUND

Topic 1:

$100 Question

Why is Dolly a clone?

a. The source of her DNA was a single body cell.

b. The DNA molecules in all her cells are identical.

c. She was produced using the DNA from an adult’s egg cell.

d. She is genetically identical to her offspring.

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$100 Answer

Why is Dolly a clone?

a. The source of her DNA was a single body cell.

b. The DNA molecules in all her cells are identical.

c. She was produced using the DNA from an adult’s egg cell.

d. She is genetically identical to her offspring. BACK TO GAME

Topic 1:

$200 Question

Which of the following is a clone?

a. The adult female sheep whose DNA was used to produce Dolly

b. A transgenic mouse

c. A bacterium taken from a bacterial colony

d. The tobacco plant with the luciferase gene BACK TO GAME

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Which of the following is a clone?

a. The adult female sheep whose DNA was used to produce Dolly

b. A transgenic mouse

c. A bacterium taken from a bacterial colony

d. The tobacco plant with the luciferase gene BACK TO GAME

Topic 1:

$300 Question

Suppose a bacterial culture were mixed with recombinant plasmids containing a gene for resistance to penicillin. The bacterial culture was then treated with penicillin. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a. Those bacteria that contain the plasmid will survive.

b. The penicillin will kill the bacteria that were transformed.

c. The gene for antibiotic resistance is expressed in the bacteria that survive.

d. Those bacteria that are successfully transformed will survive.

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Topic 1:

$300 Answer

Suppose a bacterial culture were mixed with recombinant plasmids containing a gene for resistance to penicillin. The bacterial culture was then treated with penicillin. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a. Those bacteria that contain the plasmid will survive.

b. The penicillin will kill the bacteria that were transformed.

c. The gene for antibiotic resistance is expressed in the bacteria that survive.

d. Those bacteria that are successfully transformed will survive.

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Topic 1:

$400 Question

The transformation of a plant cell is successful if

a. The plasmid that entered the cell reproduces inside the cell.

b. The foreign DNA is integrated into one of the cell’s chromosomes.

c. The cell reproduces.

d. A plasmid has entered the cell.

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$400 Answer

The transformation of a plant cell is successful if

a. The plasmid that entered the cell reproduces inside the cell.

b. The foreign DNA is integrated into one of the cell’s chromosomes.

c. The cell reproduces.

d. A plasmid has entered the cell.

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Topic 1:

$500 Question

Question: One function of gel electrophoresis is to

a. separate DNA fragments.

b. cut DNA.

c. recombine DNA.

d. extract DNA.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 1:

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Question: One function of gel electrophoresis is to

a. separate DNA fragments

b. cut DNA.

c. recombine DNA.

d. extract DNA.BACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

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The process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is called

a. selective breeding

b. genetic engineering

c. inbreeding

d. hybridizationBACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

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The process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is called

a. selective breeding

b. genetic engineering

c. inbreeding

d. hybridizationBACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

$200 Question

Question: Genetic engineering involves

a. reading a DNA sequence

b. editing a DNA sequence

c. reinserting DNA into living organisms

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

$200 Answer

Question: Genetic engineering involves

a. reading a DNA sequence

b. editing a DNA sequence

c. reinserting DNA into living organisms

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

$300 Question

Question: Breeders induce mutations in organisms to

a. increase diversity in populations.

b. make organisms more alike.

c. avoid selective breeding.

d. produce organisms with undesirable characteristics.

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$300 Answer

Question: Breeders induce mutations in organisms to

a. increase diversity in populations.

b. make organisms more alike.

c. avoid selective breeding.

d. produce organisms with undesirable characteristics.

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Topic 2:

$400 Question

Question: Luther Burbank produced over 800 varieties of plants by

a. genetic engineering

b. selective breeding

c. transformation

d. DNA sequencingBACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

$400 Answer

Question: Luther Burbank produced over 800 varieties of plants by

a. genetic engineering

b. selective breeding

c. transformation

d. DNA sequencingBACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

$500 Question

Question: Which of the following is NOT an example of selective breeding?

a. Allowing only the best milk-producing cows to reproduce

b. Crossing disease-resistant plants with plants that produce high food yields

c. Allowing dogs to mate only once a year

d. Mating cats that have long hair with cats that have long tails

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Topic 2:

$500 Answer

Question: Which of the following is NOT an example of selective breeding?

a. Allowing only the best milk-producing cows to reproduce

b. Crossing disease-resistant plants with plants that produce high food yields

c. Allowing dogs to mate only once a year

d. Mating cats that have long hair with cats that have long tails

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Topic 3:

$100 Question

Question: Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding?

a. horse breeds

b. cat breeds

c. dog breeds

d. all of the above

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Topic 3:

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Question: Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding?

a. horse breeds

b. cat breeds

c. dog breeds

d. all of the above

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Topic 3:

$200 Question

Question: Selective breeding produces

a. More offspring

b. Fewer offspring

c. Desired traits in offspring

d. Transgenic organisms

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ANSWER

Topic 3:

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Question: Selective breeding produces

a. More offspring

b. Fewer offspring

c. Desired traits in offspring

d. Transgenic organisms

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Topic 3:

$300 Question

Question: On an electrophoresis gel, band B is closer to the positive end of the gel than is band A. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The DNA in B is more positively charged than the DNA in A.

b. The DNA fragments in band B were smaller than those in band A.

c. Band A moved faster than band B.

d. Band A and band B contain the same DNA fragments.

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Topic 3:

$300 Answer

Question: On an electrophoresis gel, band B is closer to the positive end of the gel than is band A. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The DNA in B is more positively charged than the DNA in A.

b. The DNA fragments in band B were smaller than those in band A.

c. Band A moved faster than band B.

d. Band A and band B contain the same DNA fragments.

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Topic 3:

$400 Question

Question: Knowing the sequence of an organism’s DNA allows researchers

a. mutate the DNA.

b. cut the DNA.

c. reproduce the organism.

d. study specific genes.

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Topic 3:

$400 Answer

Question: Knowing the sequence of an organism’s DNA allows researchers

a. mutate the DNA.

b. cut the DNA.

c. reproduce the organism.

d. study specific genes

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Topic 3:

$500 Question

Question: During transformation,

a. A prokaryote is changed into a eukaryote.

b. A cell is mutated.

c. A cell takes in DNA from outside the cell.

d. Foreign DNA is inserted into a plasmid.

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Topic 3:

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Question: During transformation,

a. A prokaryote is changed into a eukaryote.

b. A cell is mutated.

c. A cell takes in DNA from outside the cell.

d. Foreign DNA is inserted into a plasmid.

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Topic 4:

$100 Question

Question: Suppose a restriction enzyme recognizes the six-base sequence CAATTG

GTTAAC in a double strand of DNA. If the cut creates two sticky ends that are four bases long, what will one of the exposed sequences (sticky ends) be?

a. CAAT

b. AATT

c. GTTA

d. TAAC

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Topic 4:

$100 Answer

Question: Suppose a restriction enzyme recognizes the six-base sequence CAATTG

GTTAAC in a double strand of DNA. If the cut creates two sticky ends that are four bases long, what will one of the exposed sequences (sticky ends) be?

a. CAAT

b. AATT

c. GTTA

d. TAAC

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Topic 4:

$200 Question

Question: A gene that makes is possible to distinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid (and the foreign DNA) from those that don’t is called a(an)

a. clone.

b. antibiotic.

c. resistance gene.

d. genetic marker.BACK TO GAME

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Question: A gene that makes is possible to distinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid (and the foreign DNA) from those that don’t is called a(an)

a. clone.

b. antibiotic.

c. resistance gene.

d. genetic marker.BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

$300 Question

Question: Which of the following steps is NOT essential in producing recombinant DNA?

a. Cut out a piece of DNA from a DNA molecule.

b. Splice a piece of DNA into DNA from another organism.

c. Use a restriction enzyme to cut DNA.

d. Read the DNA sequence of the piece of DNA to be cut and spliced.

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Topic 4:

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Question: Which of the following steps is NOT essential in producing recombinant DNA?

a. Cut out a piece of DNA from a DNA molecule.

b. Splice a piece of DNA into DNA from another organism.

c. Use a restriction enzyme to cut DNA.

d. Read the DNA sequence of the piece of DNA to be cut and spliced.

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Topic 4:

$400 Question

Question: Scientists can transform plant cells by

a. Using the bacterium Agobacterium tumefaciens.

b. Injecting DNA into the plant cells.

c. Removing the plant cell walls and then mixing the cells with DNA.

d. All of the above.

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Topic 4:

$400 Answer (Molecular Workbench)

Question: Scientists can transform plant cells by

a. Using the bacterium Agobacterium tumefaciens.

b. Injecting DNA into the plant cells.

c. Removing the plant cell walls and then mixing the cells with DNA.

d. All of the above.

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Topic 4:

$500 Question

Question: To produce transgenic bacteria that make insulin, which of the following steps did scientists have to take first?

a. Insert the human insulin gene into a plasmid.

b. Extract the insulin from the bacterial culture.

c. Use a restriction enzyme to cut out the insulin gene from human DNA.

d. Transform bacteria with the recombinant plasmid.

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Topic 4:

$500 Answer

Question: To produce transgenic bacteria that make insulin, which of the following steps did scientists have to take first?

a. Insert the human insulin gene into a plasmid.

b. Extract the insulin from the bacterial culture.

c. Use a restriction enzyme to cut out the insulin gene from human DNA.

d. Transform bacteria with the recombinant plasmid.

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Topic 5:

$100 Question

Question: The Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut cloned a

a. bacterium

b. plant

c. cow

d. sheepBACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

$100 Answer

Question: The Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut cloned a

a. bacterium

b. plant

c. cow

d. sheepBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$200 Question

Question: Which of the following is an example of successful transformation?

a. Injection of bacterial DNA into plant cells.

b. A defective gene in a cell being replaced with a normal gene

c. A bacterial cell that expresses the lactase gene in the presence of lactose

d. None of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

$200 Answer

Question: Which of the following is an example of successful transformation?

a. Injection of bacterial DNA into plant cells.

b. A defective gene in a cell being replaced with a normal gene

c. A bacterial cell that expresses the lactase gene in the presence of lactose

d. None of the above BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$300 Question

Question: What has been an advantage of producing transgenic plants?

a. Increasing the food supply

b. Producing clones

c. Using more pesticides

d. Studying human genes

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Topic 5:

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Question: What has been an advantage of producing transgenic plants?

a. Increasing the food supply

b. Producing clones

c. Using more pesticides

d. Studying human genes

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Topic 5:

$400 Question

Question: What kind of technique do scientists use to make transgenic organisms?

a. hybridization

b. inbreeding

c. inducing of mutations

d. genetic engineeringBACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

$400 Answer

Question: What kind of technique do scientists use to make transgenic organisms?

a. hybridization

b. inbreeding

c. inducing of mutations

d. genetic engineering BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$500 Question

Question: Which of the following are NOT used in the process of reading DNA sequences?

a. nucleotides

b. gels

c. fluorescent dyes

d. plasmidsBACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

$500 Answer

Question: Which of the following are NOT used in the process of reading DNA sequences?

a. nucleotides

b. gels

c. fluorescent dyes

d. plasmids BACK TO GAME

FINAL ROUND Question

Question: If two DNA samples showed an identical pattern and thickness of bands produced by gel electrophoresis, the samples contained

a. the same amount of DNA.

b. the same DNA molecules.

c. fragments of the same size.

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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FINAL ROUND Answer

Question: If two DNA samples showed an identical pattern and thickness of bands produced by gel electrophoresis, the samples contained

a. the same amount of DNA.

b. the same DNA molecules.

c. fragments of the same size.

d. all of the above. BACK TO GAME