FIRST WRITTEN SUMMATIVE TEST IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

QUARTER 4, SY 2021-2022

Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________________

I. Multiple Choice: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer before the number.

1. Which of the following is the application of biotechnology in health?

A. Biotechnology products include quicker and more accurate diagnostic test, therapies with fewer side
effects and safer vaccines
B. GMOs engineered are now resistant to certain pests, diseases, or environmental conditions, or resistance
to chemical treatments.
C. Promotion of genetic engineering which enables scientists to tailor an organism’s DNA at will.
D. Bio-based products such as chemicals, food ingredients, detergents, paper, textiles, and biofuels.
2. What is the first DNA microarray test to be cleared by the FDA in the year 2004?
A. AmpliChip B. Bidil c. Cozaar D. Byetta
3. Since most proteins cannot be chemically synthesized, what are the very few options for protein production
for pharmaceutical purposes?
A. Mammalian and microbial cell cultures and plants
B. Xenotransplantation
C. Therapeutics
D. Cell transplants
4. What type of test will identify patients with a predisposition to diseases, such as various cancers, osteoporosis,
emphysema, and other diseases?
A. Genetic Tests B. Diagnostic Tests C. Therapeutics D. Biopolymers
5. Diabetes results from an inadequate supply of insulin. What protein hormone regulates blood glucose levels?
A. Erythropoietin B. Insulin C. Melatonin D. Serotonin
6. When we say using natural products as therapeutics, it means…
A. Medicines developed in the laboratory by scientists
B. Medicines produced by naturally occurring microbes or plants
C. Transplants from the organs of animals
D. Gene therapy that treats diseases other than hereditary genetic disorders
7. Organs and cells from other species-pigs and other animals may be promising sources of donor organs and
therapeutic cells. This concept is called what?
A. Biopolymers B. Xenotransplantation C. Herceptin D. TAILORx
8. Which of the following can plant biotechnology lead to?
A. Decreased crop production
B. New or improved treatments for human diseases
C. Less nutritious crops
D. Use of information about the genome to develop drugs
9. What protein is involved in the blood-clotting process, lacked by hemophiliacs?
A. Ribosomes B. Factor VIII C. Diabetes D. Fungi
10. There are diseases caused by the lack of a protein, such as haemophilia and severe combined
immunodeficiency disease (SCID). This is commonly known as
A. Autoimmune disease B. Bubble boy disease C. Cancer

II. Explanation. Justify your answer. (10pts)

Vaccines (like Sinovac, AstraZeneca, J&J) are products of biotechnology. Do you think vaccines
are important? If yes, why are there anti-vaxxers? If no, then why are there vaccinations
happening worldwide?