Q3 M2 Applications of Recombinant DNA

Question 1

Which of the following is a benefit of GMO crops?

Answer 1

Plants become more resistant to drought

Question 2

Genetic engineering techniques CANNOT be used to make crops
resistant to destructive insects. (True or False)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an application of recombinant DNA in
medicine?

A. Manufacture of human insulin for use of diabetics
B. Manufacture of the tissue plasminogen to prevent blood clotting
C. Production of growth hormone for people affected with dwarfism
D. Creation of products that will remove poison from the human body

Answer 3

Creation of products that will remove poison from the human body

Question 4

What is the first human hormone produced by genetically modified
bacteria?

Answer 4

Insulin

Question 5

What is the other name for GMO?

Answer 5

Transgenic

Question 6

Introduction of genetically modified food is not desirable because___.

Answer 6

There is danger of entry of toxins and viruses in food

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a reason for producing GMO crops?
A. Higher yield C. Better taste
B. Faster growth D. Longer shelf life

Answer 7

Better taste

Question 8

The use of genetically modified organisms has its advantages and
disadvantages. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of the
use of GMOs?

Answer 8

Cost of production

Question 9

Which of the following is a genetically modified molecule that blocks
the growth of viruses and may be used to cause cancer?

Answer 9

Interferon

Question 10

A GMO means an organism which had genes

Answer 10

added

Question 11

Genetic engineering techniques CANNOT be used to make crops
resistant to destructive insects.
A. True B. False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

A clone is a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism. The
process of producing a clone is an application of recombinant DNA.
A. True B. False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

DNA fingerprinting is a technique where a sample of DNA in a crime scene is compared with a DNS of a possible suspect of the crime
committed. The sample DNA is cut into pieces with restriction
enzymes. DNA fingerprinting is an application of DNA recombinant.

A. True B. False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

A goat whose DNA has been inserted with some spider DNA can
produce milk that can be made into spider-like silk. This “spider goat”
is an example of an application of recombinant DNA.

A. True B. False

Answer 14

True