Q.1
Transgenic organisms contain
  • genes from other species.
  • cells of another organism.
  • genes of only one parent.
  • one or more human genes.
Q.2
Which of the following can be accomplished with CRISPR?
  • figure out the role of a protein
  • understand genetic diseases
  • disable genes
  • all three options
Q.3
Which statement is part of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
  • More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.
  • The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest.
  • The number of offspring is not related to fitness.
Q.4
Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?
  • natural selection
  • selective breeding
  • genetic engineering
  • genetic transformation
Q.5
In a pedigree chart, how are females illustrated
  • circles
  • squares
  • triangles
  • lines
Q.6
During transformation, a cell
  • is treated with radiation.
  • has two genetically different parents.
  • has foreign DNA inserted in its chromosome.
  • has parents of different species.
Q.7
Messing with DNA by doing things like putting genes from one organism into another is _____.
  • Gene modification
  • gene therapy
  • Selective breeding
  • Animal husbandry
Q.8
Choosing which organisms can have offspring is_____.
  • Selective Breeding
  • Gene Modification
  • Gene Therapy
  • Animal Husbandry
Q.9
Correcting mistakes in DNA is _______
  • Gene therapy
  • Gene modification
  • Selective breeding
  • animal husbandry
Q.10
Parkinson's is a disease that could be potentially cured through_____.
  • Gene Therapy
  • Gene Modification
  • Selective Breeding
  • Animal Husbandry
Q.11
Corn and rice are two of these most genetically modified crops in the US.
  • true
  • false
Q.12
"transgenic" refers to an animal that:
  • Has DNA from another organism spliced into its genome
  • Has undergone DNA modification
  • Has unique genes for its species
Q.13
Any change or mistake in DNA replication can cause a ________
  • cancer cell
  • virus
  • disease
  • mutation
Q.14
Genes found on DNA contain the instructions for making
  • pyrimidines
  • pyrimidines
  • proteins
  • purines
Q.15
Molecular scissors that "cut' DNA
  • plasmid
  • restriction enzymes
  • recombinant DNA
  • gene
Q.16
In a pedigree chart, how are relations illustrated
  • circles
  • squares
  • shading
  • lines
Q.17
In a pedigree chart, how are characterisitcs or traits illustrated
  • circles
  • squares
  • shading
  • lines
Q.18
Brown (B) is dominant over white (b). Which genotype is a purebred for brown fur?
  • BB
  • Bb
  • bb
  • All of the above
Q.19
Bacteria often contain small circular molecules of DNA known as...
  • Clones
  • Mutagenes
  • Plasmids
  • Hybrids
Q.20
In a pedigree chart, how are males illustrated
  • circles
  • squares
  • triangles
  • lines
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