Question 1

Which of the following statements is FALSE about transgenic organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transgenic bacteria, plants, and animals can be created using recombinant DNA techniques. 
B)  Transgenic organisms are used in agriculture, industry, and medicine. 
C)  Transgenic animals have been created for use as animal models to study human diseases. 
D)  When transgenic animals and plants are developed, they have been genetically altered, 
E)  Transgenic organisms are only produced as models of human diseases. 
A)  Transgenic bacteria, plants, and animals can be created using recombinant DNA techniques. 
B)  Transgenic organisms are used in agriculture, industry, and medicine. 
C)  Transgenic animals have been created for use as animal models to study human diseases. 
D)  When transgenic animals and plants are developed, they have been genetically altered, 
E)  Transgenic organisms are only produced as models of human diseases.

Question 2

Restriction enzymes

Accepted Answer

A)  are proteins isolated from certain strains of bacteria that can repair DNA. 
B)  are enzymes that attach to and cut DNA at specific sequences. 
C)  recognize and bind to any random sequence in the DNA. 
D)  are molecules that can help DNA move across the cell wall and enter the bacterial cells. 
E)  only act on DNA isolated from bacteria. 
A)  are proteins isolated from certain strains of bacteria that can repair DNA. 
B)  are enzymes that attach to and cut DNA at specific sequences. 
C)  recognize and bind to any random sequence in the DNA. 
D)  are molecules that can help DNA move across the cell wall and enter the bacterial cells. 
E)  only act on DNA isolated from bacteria.

Question 3

Currently,gene therapy is a common form of treatment for many genetic disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Huntington disease (HD)transgenic mice

Accepted Answer

A)  carry two copies of the human allele for HD. 
B)  have a single copy of the mouse HD gene. 
C)  are used to study changes in brain structure during the early stages of the disease. 
D)  are not useful for identifying possible drug treatments because the mice respond to drugs differently from humans. 
E)  are especially important for the study of the late stages of the disease. 
A)  carry two copies of the human allele for HD. 
B)  have a single copy of the mouse HD gene. 
C)  are used to study changes in brain structure during the early stages of the disease. 
D)  are not useful for identifying possible drug treatments because the mice respond to drugs differently from humans. 
E)  are especially important for the study of the late stages of the disease.

Question 5

Animal models can be used to screen drugs to identify those that improve symptoms of different diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the appropriate term to the correct description.
-Golden rice

Accepted Answer

A) An animal or plant that carries a gene from another species 
B) Important source of organs for transplants 
C) An animal model for cancer 
D) Proteins that cut DNA in specific places 
E) Source for the production of human growth hormone
F)Beta-carotene
G)Carrier molecules used in recombinant DNA technology
H)An animal model for immune deficiency disorders 
A) An animal or plant that carries a gene from another species 
B) Important source of organs for transplants 
C) An animal model for cancer 
D) Proteins that cut DNA in specific places 
E) Source for the production of human growth hormone
F)Beta-carotene
G)Carrier molecules used in recombinant DNA technology
H)An animal model for immune deficiency disorders

Question 7

Transgenic animal models can be used for

Accepted Answer

A)  studying the development and progression of a disease. 
B)  developing and testing drugs that hopefully will cure or treat the animal model of the human disease. 
C)  acting as model organisms with symptoms that mirror those in humans. 
D)  producing drugs that will be used to treat human diseases. 
E)  All of these are uses for transgenic animals. 
A)  studying the development and progression of a disease. 
B)  developing and testing drugs that hopefully will cure or treat the animal model of the human disease. 
C)  acting as model organisms with symptoms that mirror those in humans. 
D)  producing drugs that will be used to treat human diseases. 
E)  All of these are uses for transgenic animals.

Question 8

As gene transfer technology becomes more sophisticated,novel combinations of traits may be developed,requiring specific management plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is FALSE about transgenic organisms?

Restriction enzymes

Currently,gene therapy is a common form of treatment for many genetic disorders.

Huntington disease (HD)transgenic mice

Animal models can be used to screen drugs to identify those that improve symptoms of different diseases.

MATCHING Match the appropriate term to the correct description. -Golden rice

Transgenic animal models can be used for

As gene transfer technology becomes more sophisticated,novel combinations of traits may be developed,requiring specific management plans.

Sex and Development

Assisted Reproductive Technology

Changes in Chromosome Number

How Genes Are Transmitted From Generation to Generation

Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

Changes in DNA: Mutations and Epigenetics

Genetic Testing and Prenatal Diagnosis

DNA Forensics

Genomics

Inheritance of Complex Traits

Cancer and the Cell Cycle

Behavior

Immunogenetics

Genetics and Populations

Human Evolution

A Different World: The Past, Present, and Future of Human Genetics

Biology Basics 1-Cells and Cell Structure

Biology Basics 2-DNA and RNA

Biology Basics 3-Genes, Populations, and the Environment

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Exam 7: Biotechnology

Which of the following statements is FALSE about transgenic organisms?

Restriction enzymes

Currently,gene therapy is a common form of treatment for many genetic disorders.

Huntington disease (HD)transgenic mice

Animal models can be used to screen drugs to identify those that improve symptoms of different diseases.

MATCHING Match the appropriate term to the correct description. -Golden rice

Transgenic animal models can be used for

As gene transfer technology becomes more sophisticated,novel combinations of traits may be developed,requiring specific management plans.

Sex and Development

Assisted Reproductive Technology

Changes in Chromosome Number

How Genes Are Transmitted From Generation to Generation

Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

Changes in DNA: Mutations and Epigenetics

Genetic Testing and Prenatal Diagnosis

DNA Forensics

Genomics

Inheritance of Complex Traits

Cancer and the Cell Cycle

Behavior

Immunogenetics

Genetics and Populations

Human Evolution

A Different World: The Past, Present, and Future of Human Genetics

Biology Basics 1-Cells and Cell Structure

Biology Basics 2-DNA and RNA

Biology Basics 3-Genes, Populations, and the Environment

Filters