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Chapter 13 Biotechnology Evaluation

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  • Q1
    What is the term for manipulating the molecular basis of inheritance via recombinant DNA technology?
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    Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
    DNA fingerprinting
    Biotechnology
    Mendelian genetics
    45s
  • Q2
    An organism that contains foreign DNA, which was inserted into its own genetic material, is called
    foreign
    electrophoresed
    transgenic
    polygenic
    45s
  • Q3
    The earliest examples of biotechnology included the
    study and treatment of genetic diseases in people.
    use of genetic markers to learn more about genetic inheritance.
    use of selective breeding to provide better, more nutritious food.
    careful examination of patterns of bacterial inheritance.
    45s
  • Q4
    Small, accessory chromosomes found in bacteria that are useful in recombinant DNA procedures are called
    viroids
    plasmids
    centrioles
    bacteriophages
    45s
  • Q5
    Plasmids are
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    chromosomal loops made of RNA.
    small, replicating rings of DNA found in bacteria.
    noncircular DNA segments found only in bacteria.
    found only in three species of bacteria.
    45s
  • Q6
    Recombinant DNA technology
    will never be of economic importance.
    involves combining existing genes from different organisms.
    involves only changing genes in large mammals.
    randomly creates new genes from free nucleotides.
    45s
  • Q7
    In biotechnology research, DNA fragments created by restriction enzyme action are separated from one another via
    gel electrophoresis.
    filtering
    crossing over.
    centrifugation
    45s
  • Q8
    The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is essential for
    creating recombinant plasmids.
    cutting DNA into many small pieces.
    making many copies of a small amount of DNA.
    analyzing a person's fingerprints.
    45s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is the correct sequence of the polymerase chain reaction?
    Heat to 90°C (to bind primers and enzymes), then cool to 50°C (to separate DNA), then reheat to 70°C (to synthesize DNA).
    Heat to 70°C (to separate DNA), then cool to 50°C (to bind primers and enzymes), then reheat to 90°C (to synthesize DNA).
    Heat to 90°C (to separate DNA), then cool to 50°C (to bind primers and enzymes), then reheat to 70°C (to synthesize DNA)
    Heat to 70°C (to bind primers and enzymes), then cool to 50°C (to synthesize DNA), then reheat to 90°C (to separate DNA).
    45s
  • Q10
    DNA moves within an electric field because it
    is negatively charged.
    makes up chromosomes, which are slightly electromagnetic.
    is positively charged.
    can possess different charges (positive or negative), depending on its base sequence
    45s
  • Q11
    PCR enables scientists to do all of the following EXCEPT:
    make gene copies quite cheaply.
    make gene copies very rapidly.
    make billions of copies of a particular gene.
    sequence the bases within a gene as it is being copied.
    45s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is currently used by the U.S. Department of Justice as a form of genetic "fingerprints" of criminals?
    Plasmids
    Single tandem repeats (STRs)
    The genes responsible for producing the unique patterns of swirls and loops on a person's fingers
    Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs)
    45s
  • Q13
    Which of the following techniques amplifies a specific region of DNA?
    PCR
    The use of DNA probes
    Gel electrophoresis
    DNA profiles
    45s
  • Q14
    Which of the following molecular techniques involves "DNA replication in a tube"?
    Gel electrophoresis
    PCR
    Transformation
    STR
    45s
  • Q15
    The enzymes used to cut genes in recombinant DNA research are called
    restriction enzymes.
    DNA polymerases.
    RNA polymerases.
    replicases
    45s

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