Question 1

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it.
-Genes that control glucose metabolism are inactivated to study diabetes.

Accepted Answer

A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application 
A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application

Question 2

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it.
-An insect resistance gene is introduced into corn.

Accepted Answer

A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application 
A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application

Question 3

Match each description with the most appropriate term.
-genetically modified organism that carries a gene from a different species

Accepted Answer

A) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
B) DNA cloning 
C) DNA sequencing 
D) DNA profiling 
E) electrophoresis
F)probe
G)transgenic 
A) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
B) DNA cloning 
C) DNA sequencing 
D) DNA profiling 
E) electrophoresis
F)probe
G)transgenic

Question 4

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it.
-Goats are genetically modified to produce an anti-clotting protein.

Accepted Answer

A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application 
A) medical application 
B) research application 
C) agricultural application

Question 5

Match each description with the most appropriate term.
-method to determine the order of nucleotides in DNA

Accepted Answer

A) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
B) DNA cloning 
C) DNA sequencing 
D) DNA profiling 
E) electrophoresis
F)probe
G)transgenic 
A) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
B) DNA cloning 
C) DNA sequencing 
D) DNA profiling 
E) electrophoresis
F)probe
G)transgenic

Question 6

Electrophoresis is used in DNA sequencing to separate DNA fragments based on their ____.

Accepted Answer

A) percentage of C-G base pairs 
B) biochemical properties 
C) colored pigment 
D) length 
E) number of copies 
A) percentage of C-G base pairs 
B) biochemical properties 
C) colored pigment 
D) length 
E) number of copies

Question 7

The modified nucleotides used in DNA sequencing have a(n) ____ instead of a hydroxyl group on the 3' carbon.

Accepted Answer

A) hydrogen 
B) nitrogen 
C) oxygen 
D) amine group 
E) phosphate group 
A) hydrogen 
B) nitrogen 
C) oxygen 
D) amine group 
E) phosphate group

Question 8

Probes for cloned genes of interest are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) complementary nucleotide sequences labeled with a tracer 
B) certain media with specific antibodies 
C) specific enzymes 
D) certain bacteria sensitive to the genes 
E) a labeled tracer gene from bacteria 
A) complementary nucleotide sequences labeled with a tracer 
B) certain media with specific antibodies 
C) specific enzymes 
D) certain bacteria sensitive to the genes 
E) a labeled tracer gene from bacteria

Question 9

How were restriction enzymes discovered and why are they a useful tool for making recombinant DNA?

Accepted Answer

Werner Arber, Hamilton Smith, and their

Question 10

Many restriction enzymes leave single-stranded tails called ____ ends on DNA fragments.

Accepted Answer

A) sticky 
B) blunt 
C) cut 
D) jagged 
E) sharp 
A) sticky 
B) blunt 
C) cut 
D) jagged 
E) sharp

Question 11

The study of whole-genome structure and function is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) electrophoresis 
B) DNA sequencing 
C) bioinformatics 
D) genomics 
E) proteomics 
A) electrophoresis 
B) DNA sequencing 
C) bioinformatics 
D) genomics 
E) proteomics

Exam 15: Biotechnology

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it. -Genes that control glucose metabolism are inactivated to study diabetes.

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it. -An insect resistance gene is introduced into corn.

Match each description with the most appropriate term. -genetically modified organism that carries a gene from a different species

Match each scenario with the type of genetic engineering that best describes it. -Goats are genetically modified to produce an anti-clotting protein.

Match each description with the most appropriate term. -method to determine the order of nucleotides in DNA

Electrophoresis is used in DNA sequencing to separate DNA fragments based on their ____.

The modified nucleotides used in DNA sequencing have a(n) ____ instead of a hydroxyl group on the 3' carbon.

Probes for cloned genes of interest are ____.

How were restriction enzymes discovered and why are they a useful tool for making recombinant DNA?

Many restriction enzymes leave single-stranded tails called ____ ends on DNA fragments.

The study of whole-genome structure and function is called ____.

The Science of Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts-Photosynthesis

Releasing Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Patterns in Inherited Traits

Human Inheritance

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

The Protists

Plant Evolution

Fungi

Animals I: Major Invertebrate Groups

Animals Ii: the Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Reproduction and Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Effects on the Biosphere

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