Which of the following refers to the use of living organisms or
their processes and products for the welfare of mankind?
a) biology
b) genetic engineering
c) biotechnology
d) biochemistry
Explanation: Biotechnology is technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products.
Which of the following process/es was/were used by the pre-historic biotechnologists?
a) to raise the bread dough
b) bacterial cells to make cheese and yogurt
c) to ferment alcoholic beverages
d) all of these
Using the techniques of gene splicing and recombinant DNA technology is…….
a) genetic engineering
b) biochemistry
c) genetics
d) molecular biology
Explanation: a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism.
It is theoretically possible for a gene from any organism to function in any other organism. Why is this possible?
a) all organisms are made up of cells
b) all organisms have the same genetic code
c) all the organisms have the same nuclei
d) all the organisms have ribosomes and transfer RNA
Cloning of Gene:
Which of the following is the act of making copies of a single gene?
a) gene splicing
b) PCR
c) gene cloning
d) genetics
Explanation: gene copies are also called clones
