Biotechnology Quiz
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Which is the primary purpose of using restriction enzymes in gel electrophoresis?
A. It allows the strands of DNA to be cut into various lengths for testing
B. It restricts the number of base pairs that can be tested in a sample
C. It makes the testing simpler by moving the strands into the gel faster
D. It charges the DNA strands
Which region of the immunoglobulin molecule is referred to as the “stem”?
A. Fab region
B. Fe region
C. Variable region
D. Constant region
What is a specific type of bioprocessing that uses microorganisms to decompose materials?
A. Mutation
B. Bioprocessing
C. Fermentation
D. Hybridization
What is the term for the resulting DNA molecule when two different DNA fragments are joined together in DNA cloning?
A. Recombinant DNA
B. Replicated DNA
C. Amplified DNA
D. Mutated DNA
What is the purpose of buffers in fermentation media?
A. Adjust pH
B. Increase pH
C. Decrease pH
D. None of the above
protects the cell and allows materials to enter and leave the cell
A. nucleus
B. cell membrane
C. cell wall
D. golgi body
Protists are
A. unicellular
B. multicellular
The first biotechnology was
A. Domestication of the dog
B. CRISPR, a genetic engineering technique
C. Domestication of corn/maize
D. Fermentation
Which of the following is not a form of passive transport?
A. diffusion
B. exocytosis
C. facilitated diffusion
D. osmosis
Where are secondary lymphoid organs located?
A. Near the heart
B. In the bone marrow
C. Throughout the body
D. In the thymus
An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes
A. water to move into the cell.
B. water to move out of the cell.
C. solutes to move into the cell.
D. solutes to move out of the cell
What is a transgenic organism?
A. An organism with genes from another organism inserted into its genome
B. An organism with no genetic modifications
C. An organism with only plant genes
D. An organism with only animal genes
The process of changing the genetic material of a living organism
A. Genetic Modification
B. Taxonomy
C. Adapting
D. Bioremediation
What happens in the Denature step of PCR?
A. The DNA nucleotides are broken apart.
B. The base-pairing rules for DNA are reversed.
C. The double-stranded DNA is separated into two single strands of DNA.
D. The DNA is returned to its natural setting.
In which of these activities of humans or cells is osmosis involved?
A. vendors spraying vegetables with water
B. spraying the classroom with air freshener
C. glucose molecules moving into the cell
D. amoeba ingesting a food particle