Genetic Engineering and Bioremediation Quiz

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What is the main purpose of recombinant DNA Technology?

To transfer genetic material from one organism to another and deliberately alter DNA (correct)

To clean up toxic pollutants using microbes

To prevent the growth of microorganisms

To kill bacteria

Which type of cells do not divide or reproduce?

Bacteria cells

Red blood cells and nerve cells (correct)

Prokaryotic cells

Fungi cells

What is the main component of the cell wall in bacteria?

Nucleus

Chitin made of many sugars polysaccharides

Recombinant DNA

Peptidoglycan (protein and sugar) (correct)

What is the process of using microbes to restore stability or clean up toxic pollutants called?

Bioremediation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells have a rigid layer of nonliving material surrounding them?

Eukaryotic cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process of cell division in which the cytoplasm divides?

Mitosis Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered the first antibiotic in 1928?

Alexander Fleming Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the bacteria that love high salt environments?

Halophiles Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of white blood cells engulfing bacteria called?

Phagocytosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the hypothesis that living organisms arise from nonliving matter called?

Spontaneous Generation Signup and view all the answers

Which individual is known as the 'Father of Modern anatomy'?

Vesalius Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?

Cell energy storage and supply Signup and view all the answers

What type of parasites are viruses?

Acellular Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process where a solution will remain unchanged?

Isotonic solution Signup and view all the answers

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