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CORRE Cucumbers, squashes, and beans are

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A)

monocots.
B)

C)

dicots.
multicots.

D)

ferns.

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CORRE Rice, corn, and wheat are

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A)

monocots.
B)

C)

dicots.
multicots.

D)

ferns.

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CORRE Which technique is used to introduce genes into dicots?

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A)
B)

electroporation
particle acceleration

C)
D)

microinjection
Ti plasmid infection

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CORRE Plants containing genes encoding cytokines and blood clotting

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factors are used in
A)

nutrition improvement.

B) pharmaceutical production.
C)

vaccine production.

D)

textile production.

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CORRE Which cell-based plant technology involves the combining of two

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cells without cell walls from different species?
A)

clonal propagation
B)

cybridization

C)

protoplast fusion

D)

mutant selection

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CORRE If the goal were to create a plant resistant to an insecticide, which

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cell-based plant technology would be most effective?
A)

clonal propagation
B)

cybridization

C)

protoplast fusion

D)

mutant selection

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CORRE The delayed ripening tomato was created by a biotechnology that

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____ a gene.

A)

altered

B)

silenced

C)

replaced

D)

relocated

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CORRE A ____ is a recreation of a portion of an ecosystem in a laboratory.

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A)
B)

microcosm
mibridization

C)

bioremediation

D)

rhizosecretion

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CORRE Two genes from a bacterium (Alcaligenes eutrophus) and a cotton

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gene produce
A)

a plastic.

B) a vaccine against the bacterium.

C)

a pharmaceutical product.

D)

herbicide resistance.

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1 CORRE Which cell-based technology endows a cell with increased ability to

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harness energy?
A)

chlybridization

B)

cybridization

C)

mibridization

D)

protoplast fusion

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Assume that you are the president of a plant biotechnology

company and you want to offer your customers a new variety of
1 CORRE cucumber that tastes great, lasts longer on the shelf, and is less
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susceptible to insect damage. Which method will be the most
precise and produce plants with the desired characteristics
quicker?
A)

traditional plant breeding

B) genetic modification through genetic engineering

C) neither, the president wants too much!
D neither, research efforts have not focused on creating
) organisms with specific combinations of characteristics
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A researcher identifies a naturally occurring variant possessing

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characteristics of interest. This plant is selectively bred. This is an
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example of
A)
B)

traditional plant breeding.

transgenic technology.

C)

mutant selection.

D)

none of the above.

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1 CORRE Antisense technology

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A) selectively blocks expression of a gene.
B) combines genetic material from different species.
C) combines organelles and cells.
D)

alters or transfers cells.

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1 CORRE The first field tests were of what genetically altered organism?
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A)

bt corn

B)Vaccinia virus containing a gene from the rabies virus

C)

the "flavrsavr" tomato

D)strawberry seedlings sprayed with "ice-minus" bacteria

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1 CORRE In a ____ protocol, bacteria with engineered abilities to detoxify

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pollutants are intentionally released in an area.
A)

microcosm establishment
B)

mibridization

C)

bioremediation

D)

rhizosecretion

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1 CORRE The consequences of genetic manipulations are always obvious

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after extensive laboratory and field testing. True or false?
A)

true

B)

false

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1 CORRE Which of the following dies from Ti plasmid infection?

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A)

rice

B)
C)
D)

corn
sorghum

all of the above

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1 CORRE Which of the agricultural challenges below cannot be solved with

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transgenic techniques?
A)

crops are damaged by frost

B)

crops are killed by a virus

C)public concern about safety of synthetic pesticides

D) public preference for organic vegetables
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1 CORRE Transplastomics
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A) targets genes in the chloroplast.
B)provides exceptionally low yields of protein products.
C) produces genes that are released in pollen.
D) offers little opportunity for practical use.

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2 CORRE Until the advent of bt corn, bt toxin was not used as a pest control
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method. True or false?
A)
B)

true
false

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2 CORRE The roots of a plant are converted into drug-producing structures

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in a process called
A)

microcosm establishment.
B)

mibridization.

C)

bioremediation.

D)

rhizosecretion.

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2 CORRE Given the DNA sequence ATTAAGGC, which sequence would be

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used by researchers as an antisense molecule?
A)

AUUAAGGC

B)

UAAUUCCG

C)

CGGAATTA

D)

TAATTCCG

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2 CORRE Which of the following statements is true regarding genomics?

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A Plant genomics lags behind similar efforts in animals and

) microorganisms.
B Researchers can make use of genomic information even if
) the entire genome of an organism is not known.
C Researchers are busy trying to determine the genome of
) the potato plant.
D)

All of the above are true.

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Using biotechnology to increase the use of insecticides will not

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encourage the persistence of pests that are resistant to the
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chemicals.
A)
B)
C)

true
false

no basis for judgment

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2 CORRE Plants derived sexually from the same plant are ____ while those
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derived from somatic tissue from the same plant are ____.
A)
B)
C)

identical, different
different, also different
different, identical

D) plants cannot be derived from somatic tissue

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