Home Work #2 - Biotechnology & its Applications

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1. RNAi is a mechanism to silence genes with the help 9. Which of the following should be chosen for the best
of : yield if one were to produce a recombinant protein in
1. ssRNA 2. dsRNA large amounts?
3. ssDNA 4. dsDNA 1. Laboratory flask of the largest capacity
2. A stirred-tank bioreactor without in-lets and out-lets
3. A continuous culture system
2. Fire and Mello shared noble prize for RNAi while 4. Any of the above
working on:
1. Arabidopsis thaliana 2. Drosophila melanogaster
3. Coenorhabditis elegans 4. Zea mays 10. RNAi, as a mechanism of cellular defense, takes
place in:
1. All bacteria 2. All unicellular organisms
3. The first transgenic sheep to produce alpha 1 3. All plants only 4. All eukaryotic organisms
antitrypsin was :
1. Rosie 2. Dolly
3. Tracy 4. Andy 11. How were nematode-specific genes introduced in
tobacco plants?
Using page
1. 2. Using a retrovirus
4. A piece of nucleic acid used to find a gene, by forming DNA
a hybrid with it, is called a : Using Agrobacterium
1. probe 3. By gene gun 4.
tumefaciens
2. vector
3. restriction sequence
4.retrovirus 12. Over 95 % of all transgenic animals are:
1. Mice 2. Pigs
5. A genetically engineered product used in the treatment
of anaemia is: 3. Sheep 4. Rabbits
1. erythropoietin 2. hemopoietic
3. ferritin 4. transferrin
13. The transgenic cow, Rosie, produced milk that:
1. Contained human beta lactalbumin
6. GEAC stands for: 2. contained interferons to treat viral infections
1. Genome Engineering Action Committee 3. contained Alpha – 1 antitrypsin
2. Ground Environment Action Committee 4. Is protein enriched
3. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
4. Genetic and Environment Approval Committee

7. Golden rice is:

A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in
1.
China
2. Long stored rice having yellow colour tint
3. A transgenic rice having a gene for β - carotene
4. Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains

8. In RNAi, genes are silenced using:

1. ss DNA 2. ds DNA
3. ds RNA 4. ss RNA

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 Home Work #2 - Biotechnology & its Applications
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14. Match each item in Column I with one in Column II 16. Identify (a) and (b) bioreactors respectively in the
and select the answer from the codes given below: given diagram:
COLUMN I COULMN II
the process of discovery and
A Bioprospecting a commercialization of new products
based on biological resources
the exploitative patenting of already
widely used natural resources, such
B Biopiracy b
as plant varieties, by commercial
entities
a process that uses microorganisms
or their enzymes to treat polluted
C Bioremediation c
sites for regaining their original
condition
1. Simple stirred-tank and sparged stirred – tank
the process by which the nutritional 2. Sparged stirred - tank and simple stirred-tank
quality of food crops is improved 3. Airlift and tower
D Biofortification d through agronomic practices, 4. Tower and airlift
conventional plant breeding, or
modern biotechnology

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2. a b d c
3. b a c d
4. b a d c

15. If any protein-encoding gene is expressed in a

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