Recombinant DNA Technology Quiz

<p>Creating multiple copies of a specific gene. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To transport new genes into the cell nucleus without harming the cell. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell Division (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To introduce the transgene into an elite breeding line. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supporting normal growth and development in patients with pituitary gland malfunctions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pre-Cambrian (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Permian (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cretaceous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epoch (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The deeper the layer, the older the rock. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4.6 billion years (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Geologic Time Scale (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The beginning of the Archean Eon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That rocks and fossils formed over millions of years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Hutton (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jurassic Period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paleozoic Era (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dominance of Humans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Permian Period (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Devonian Period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The flippers of a whale and the forelimbs of a human (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To demonstrate the evolutionary history of an organism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wings of an ostrich (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anatomical similarities can be traced back to a common ancestor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Are similar in function but not in structure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create a large number of copies of the gene of interest. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are used to cut DNA at specific sequences, allowing for the insertion of foreign DNA. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transcription (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restriction enzymes allowed for the precise cutting and pasting of DNA fragments. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To cut DNA at specific sites, generating fragments for library construction. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Southern blotting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Modifying plant genes to produce vaccines. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To serve as vectors for carrying and replicating cloned DNA fragments. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DNA library is used for cloning, while a DNA fingerprint is used for identification. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The possibility of creating harmful or unpredictable organisms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fusing the mammary cell with an enucleated egg cell using electrical pulses. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There are currently no federal laws prohibiting human cloning. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recombinant DNA involves combining DNA from different organisms, while cloning creates an exact copy of an existing organism. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a process of change that leads to distinguishing characteristics in organisms. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fossils (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Homologous structures arise from similar evolutionary paths while analogous structures do not. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Embryological evidence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biomolecular evidence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A collection of DNA fragments from an organism's genome.

Modifying plant genes for traits like resistance or productivity.

Initial testing of clones often using specific methods.

Unique patterns in DNA that identify individuals.

Enzymes that cut DNA at specific sequences.

Artificial DNA created by combining DNA from different sources.

Process of producing artificial DNA through genetic engineering.

Enzymes that cut DNA at specific sequences, crucial for DNA manipulation.

Copying a specific gene to isolate and produce many identical copies.

The process of inserting modified genes into host cells.

The process of isolating DNA from cells or tissues.

Uses of recombinant DNA technology in various industries like food and medicine.

Merging transgenic plants with elite breeding lines through traditional methods.

Genetically engineered rice that produces beta-carotene to combat vitamin A deficiency.

A synthesized hormone used to aid growth in patients with deficiencies.

Crops modified with recombinant DNA to improve traits like herbicide resistance.

Recombinant DNA is usually not seen as dangerous today, but concerns exist.

Dolly was cloned from a mammary gland cell fused with an egg cell nucleus.

There are no federal laws banning human cloning in the US, but Congress has voted on it multiple times.

Concerns rise when recombinant organisms exit labs and enter ecosystems or food chains.

A legislative act that addressed bans on various forms of human cloning.

A division of Earth's history into eons, eras, periods, and epochs.

The largest division of geological time, encompassing multiple eras.

The most recent era, known as the Age of Mammals.

The era known as the Age of Reptiles, including dinosaurs.

An era famous for the Age of Invertebrates and Fishes before reptiles.

The most recent period in the geologic timetable, starting around 1 MYA, marked by the dominance of humans.

A geologic period 130 MYA known for the dominance of reptiles and the extinction of dinosaurs.

Part of the Quaternary Period, characterized by repeated glaciations and early human ancestors.

A geologic period 230 MYA marked by the dominance of dinosaurs and the appearance of the first mammals.

A period occurring 400 MYA, crucial for the dominance of fishes and emergence of first land plants.

A process of change in organisms acquiring distinct characteristics.

Remains of ancient organisms used as evidence for evolution.

Similar structures in different species showing common ancestry.

Body parts in different species with similar functions but different origins.

Types of evidence including anatomical, embryological, and biomolecular findings.

Nonfunctional remnants showing common ancestry, like the human tailbone.

Physical traits used to determine evolutionary relationships among organisms.

The informal period from Earth's formation (4.6 billion years ago) to the beginning of the Archean Eon.

An 18th-century scientist known as the 'father of geology' for establishing the concept of deep time.

Natural processes that wear down rocks and landforms over long periods, shaping Earth's geology.

Rocks formed by the accumulation of sediments, often containing fossils.