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Question 1
The ancestor of modern corn is
maize
Bacillus thuringiensis
rice
teosinte
Question 2
True or false: A transgenic organism is an organism that has received a gene or genes from another
organism.
True
False
Question 3
How do scientists convince bacteria to synthesize transgenic genes?
By including a strong bacterial promoter on the recombinant plasmid
By inserting many genes into a bacteria
By using only bacterial proteins for transgenics
By choosing only bacteria which replicate quickly
Question 4
True or false: Restriction enzymes (restriction endonucleases) that are used to create recombinant
DNA cut the DNA in random locations.
True
False
Question 5
A tumor inducing (Ti) plasmid would likely have been used to create which of the following?
A transgenic mouse
Humulin
DNA ligase
A variety of corn expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxin
Week 5 - Quiz 2
Question 1
Transgenic animals are:
Widely used as commercial products today
Less healthy than normal animals
Easier to create than transgenic plants or bacteria
Able to produce human proteins such as blood clotting factors
Question 2
True of false: Transgenic animals have genomes that have been permanently altered through
recombinant DNA technology.
True
False
Question 3
The most time consuming part of creating a transgenic animal is:
Creating a line of animals that are homozygous for the specific gene of interest
Maintaining a homozygous line
Picking a gene to insert into an animal
Finding a compatible gene to insert into the animal
Question 4
Question 5
True or false: Gene therapy could not cure Nicholas Volker of his X-linked inhibitor-of-apoptosis
deficiency.
True
False
Week 5 - Quiz 3
Question 1
DNA fingerprinting CANNOT be used to do which of the following?
Study ancient fragments of DNA
Distinguish between identical twins
Identify murder victims
Find alleles for specific diseases like Huntingtons and cystic fibrosis
Question 2
True or false: Juries crave more forensic DNA evidence because criminals cannot fake DNA
evidence.
True
False
Question 3
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR):
Produces too little DNA for a full fingerprinting analysis
Question 4
True of false: DNA fingerprinting to determine paternity requires only the DNA fingerprints of the
potential fathers and the child.
True
False
Question 5
True of false: The high murder rate in Europe is due to 30% of Europeans having the warrior gene.
True
False
Week 5 - Quiz 4
Question 1
True of false: Cancer is the second major cause of death in the US.
True
False
Question 2
Cancer cells do NOT:
Work as a team player with your other cells
Divide excessively
Have an accumulation of DNA mutations
Have their own unique genome
Question 3
Question 4
True or false: Mutations in proto-oncogenes are recessive mutations and mutations in tumor
suppressor genes are dominant mutations.
True
False
Question 5
BRCA1 and BRCA2 predispose women to what types of cancer?
All kinds of cancer
Breast cancer
Colon cancer
Skin cancer
Week 5 - Quiz 5
Question 1
All of the following are traditional treatments for cancer EXCEPT:
Surgery
Oncolytic viruses
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Question 2
Treatment of cancer using oncolytic viruses requires:
Mice
An injection only into the tumor
Transport by macrophages
An aggressive immune system to kill the virus
Question 3
True of false: The FDA has approved using gene therapy for the treatment of estrogen receptor
positive breast cancer.
True
False
Question 4
Ras is a __(1)__ and p53 is a __(2)__.
1- tumor suppressor gene, 2- proto-oncogene
1- proto-oncogene; 2- tumor suppressor gene
1- oncogene; 2- oncogene
1- proto-oncogene; 2- oncogene
Question 5
Which of the following decreases the rate of colon cancer:
A diet low in animal fat or red meat
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
Smoking
Viral Infections
False
Question 2
People with two versions of the delta 32 version of CCR5 are highly resistant to which disease?
Sickle cell anemia
HIV
Cancer
Cystic fibrosis
Question 3
True or false: People have successfully used their genes for certain diseases, such as Huntington's
disease, as part of their defense in court.
True
False
Question 4
Programmed cell death is called:
Apoptosis
Cancer
Telomerase
An oncolytic virus
Question 5
The single biggest cause of cancer that is preventable is:
Stress
Smoking
Sunshine
Poor diet