Genetic manipulation Quiz
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1. Which cloning method uses a cut section of a parent plant grown in soil or water?
- A. Tissue culture
- B. Cuttings
- C. Embryo transplant
- D. Adult cell cloning
2. In adult cell cloning, what is inserted into an egg cell that has had its own nucleus removed?
- A. A bacterial plasmid
- B. The nucleus from an adult body cell
- C. A gene isolated by enzymes
- D. Cytoplasm from another egg cell
3. What is a vector used for in genetic engineering?
- A. To remove the nucleus from an egg cell
- B. To split an embryo into identical copies
- C. To carry an isolated gene into the required cells
- D. To provide the electric shock that starts cell division
4. What is generally true of GM crops compared with non-modified crops?
- A. They generally show reduced yields
- B. They generally show increased yields
- C. They cannot be resistant to herbicides
- D. They always require more farmland to grow the same amount of food
5. Which of these is a concern that has been raised about GM crops, according to the specification?
- A. That GM crops cannot be grown outdoors
- B. That GM crops always reduce farmers' yields
- C. Uncertainty about the effects on human health of eating them
- D. That GM crops require enzymes to be eaten before digestion