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Biotechnology Unit 9
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Making an identical copy of an organism
Human Genome Project
DNA fingerprints
Clone
Genetic Engineering
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What are good reasons to clone?
Drug production
Bring back a beloved pet
Make a copy of yourself
Make stem cells
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When scientists cut DNA to put into the plasmid - what do they use?
Tape
Scissors
Chemicals
Restriction Enzyme
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What are GMOs?
Generate Modulated Organisms
Grand Malicious Organs
Genetically Modified Organs
Genetically Modified Organisms
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What organism is used frequently in biotechnology since it rapidly reproduces?
Virus
Bacteria
Monkey
Rats
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What are some reasons NOT to clone?
Ethical issues
Success rate is low
Overpopulation
No one wants another biology teacher
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Scientists often use DNA that is shaped in a ring from Bacteria - what is this called?
Ring
Insulin
Plasmid
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What are examples of selective breeding?
Hypoallergenic cats
Dairy Cows
Wolves
Fruits and vegetables
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Gel electrophoresis is a technique used to
Determine how chromosomes work
clone chromosomes
inject foreign DNA into animal/plant cells
Seperate DNA fragments
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What is the definition of selective breeding?
Use natural reproduction to obtain desired characteristics.
To control the population
To keep the variability of animals intact.
All of the answers
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What is the mostly likely reason why it would be impossible to bring back the woolly mammoth?
We do not have the technology
There is not an adequate host to support the growing fetus
The weather conditions could not support the animal
There is not enough food for them to eat
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When cloning takes place, who will the clone look like?
The brown pig
The orange piglet
The orange pig
The beige pig
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Taking DNA from one organism and putting it into another organism so they exhibit the trait
Genetic Engineering
Human adaptation
Cloning
Human Genome Project
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Inserting a good gene for a bad gene in hopes of curing a disease
Human Genome Project
Bacteriology
Cloning
Gene therapy
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How might genome editing help the world?
Help with the shortage of human organs for transplants
Help create human clones
Rid the world of all disease
Solve the world's food shortage
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What is CRISPR?
A diagnostic tool for determining diseases.
A way to make more clones
A selective breeding program
A tool used in conjunction with CAS-9 to cut and edit DNA
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In cloning, the nucleus is removed from the __________ cell and placed into a denucleated __________ cell.
Egg, Egg
Egg, Somatic
Somatic, Somatic
Somatic, Egg
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Why do scientists use genetic engineering?
Make proteins that are beneficial for humans
Turn all humans into Superman
Determine someone's DNA
Clone animals
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If you combine DNA from 2 different sources (bacteria and a human insulin) it is called
Clone
Recombinant DNA
DNA fingerprint
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What is genetic engineering?
Help determine someone's DNA
Process used to alter the genetics of an organism
Process to clone an individual
How we can cure diseases
