Questão 1
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To produce animals with certain desirable characteristics by selective breeding, humans take advantage of
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the natural variations that exist among individuals
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the ideal traits produced by genetic engineering.
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recombinant plasmids with foreign DNA>
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drugs and radiation that can cause new mutations to arise.
Questão 2
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What has been an advantage of producing transgenic plants?
Questão 3
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A plant cell is successfully transformed if
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a plasmid enters the cell and the cell breaks down the plasmid
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the cell integrates foreign DNA into one of its chromosomes.
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the cell reproduces normal offspring, which also produce offspring.
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a plasmid is unable to enter the cell.
Questão 4
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Which of the following findings, if true, would support CRITICS of GM crops?
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Bt corn is proven harmless to butterflies.
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Bt cotton requires farmers to use less insecticide on their fields.
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Bt corn reduces the populations of bees needed to pollinate the plants.
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Bt cotton produces high crop yields than other cotton.
Questão 5
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What is an advantage of using transgenic bacteria to produce human proteins?
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The human proteins produced by transgenic bacteria work better than those produced by humans.
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Transgenic bacteria can produce human proteins in large amounts.
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The human proteins produced by transgenic bacteria last longer than those produced by humans.
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Transgenic bacteria can produce human proteins used to make plastics.
Questão 6
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The process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is called
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selective breeding.
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genetic engineering.
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inbreeding.
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hybridization.
Questão 7
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One reason farmers often choose GM crops over non-GM crops because GM crops are
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less controversial
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less expensive
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much productive
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much safer
Questão 8
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A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is known as
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a mutant.
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a hybrid.
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a polyploid.
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recombinant DNA.
Questão 9
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Gene therapy is successful if the
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viruses carrying the replacement gene infect the person’s cells
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replacement gene is REPLICATED in the person’s cells.
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replacement gene is EXPRESSED in the person’s cells.
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replacement gene is successfully spliced to viral DNA
Questão 10
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Certain drugs can be used in plant breeding to make polyploid plants. These drugs
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change the number of chromosomes found in cells.
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change eukaryotic plants into prokaryotic plants.
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frequently cause mutations, which create new alleles and genes.
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insert foreign DNA into plant chromosomes.
Questão 11
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What kind of technique do scientists use to make transgenic organisms?
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hybridization
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inbreeding
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inducing of mutations
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genetic engineering
Questão 12
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Which statement below might be used by someone who is arguing against the use of GM crops?
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GM crops reduce the amount of land and energy that need to be devoted to agriculture because they have high yields.
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GM crops need more insecticide to be used than other crops because they grow faster.
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The patents for the seeds of GM crops are held by big companies, which may raise prices and force small farmers out of business.
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No studies have shown that GM crops are dangerous to human health.
Questão 13
Questão
To create animals that have the characteristics of both species, some people have bred buffalo and cattle together. This is an example of
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inbreeding
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hybridization
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genetic engineering
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transformation
Questão 14
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Which of the following has the disadvantage of possibly bringing two recessive alleles together and causing a genetic defect?
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inbreeding
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hybridization
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genetic engineering
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transformation
Questão 15
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Which of the following would require the use of recombinant DNA?
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Crossing two apple trees to create better apples.
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Breeding a donkey and a horse to make a mule.
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Engineering bacteria that produce human insulin.
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Creating a polyploid banana tree.
Questão 16
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Which protein creates DNA fragments with sticky ends?
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DNA polymerase
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DNA ligase
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restriction enzyme
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lysozyme
Questão 17
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The purpose of gene therapy is to
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treat genetic disorders.
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determine the sequences of genes.
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remove mutations from genes.
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change dominant alleles to recessive alleles.
Questão 18
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During a polymerase chain reaction, the number of DNA copies increases exponentially with each cycle.
Questão 19
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A polyploid plant has more than two copies of each gene.
Questão 20
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Native Americans took teosine and used selective breeding to make corn, a more productive and nutritious plant.
Questão 21
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Animal breeders maintain cat and dog breeds by the process of hybridization.
Questão 22
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In Figure 15–1, between which nucleotides is the DNA cut?
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adenine and thymine
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cytosine and guanine
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thymine and cytosine
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adenine and guanine
Questão 23
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What does this picture represent?
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gel electrophoresis being used to sequence DNA
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hybridization being used to manipulate DNA
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an enzyme being used to cut DNA
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polymerase chain reaction being used to copy DNA
Questão 24
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During which numbered Steps is a restriction enzyme used?
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1 and 7
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2, 3, and 4
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5 and 6
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6 and 7
Questão 25
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What process is being illustrated?
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The Central Dogma
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Transformation
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Doping
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Genetic Engineering
Questão 26
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During which steps are bacteria reproducing?
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6 and 7
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1 and 2
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3
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4 and 5
Questão 27
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Which steps represent the recombinant plasmid?
Questão 28
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Which sheep is the source of the nucleus in the fused cell?
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Sheep A
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Sheep B
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Sheep C
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Lamb
Questão 29
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Which animal is the clone?
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Sheep B
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Sheep C
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Sheep A
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Lamb
Questão 30
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Which two animals are genetically identical?
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Sheep C and Lamb
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Sheep B and Lamb
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Sheep A and Sheep B
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Sheep A and Lamb
Questão 31
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Which sheep provided an egg cell?
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Sheep B
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Sheep C
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Sheep A
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Lamb