5 Written Questions

1. cells that have had recombinant DNA introduced to them
2. Engineering simple and inexpensive foods to make them more nutritious
3. prefix that means "same"
4. Cells that lie dormant until the right conditions arise
5. Genetically modified rice that produces edible beta-carotene, which the body can turn into vitamin A

5 Matching Questions

1. transformation
2. insertional mutation
3. Immune
4. translation
5. Fertility

1. a the transfer of recombinant DNA from one organism to another
2. b ability to reproduce
3. c when DNA is inserted into the wrong place
4. d Resistant to disease. At the end of the ninth century, people discovered that smallpox survivors, though badly scarred, were immune for the rest of their lives.
5. e the process in which mRNA determines which amino acids the ribosome should assemble (and therefore resulting in a certain protein)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slice boils open with something sharp to "treat it".
   1. introns
   2. Lancing the Boil
   3. Anthrax
   4. Vaccine
2. glands where insulin is made
   1. pancreatic glands
   2. Antigens
   3. nucleic acids
   4. Epigenetic changes
3. proteins that catalyze (speed up or activate) chemical reactions
   1. exons
   2. Telomeres
   3. homo-
   4. enzymes
4. enzymes that select and cut DNA strands
   1. restriction endonucleases
   2. recombinant cells
   3. Ritalin and Adderall
   4. Fertility drugs
5. New ways of food production to ensure everyone has enough to eat
   1. gene gun
   2. transformation
   3. Variolation
   4. Green Revolution

5 True/False Questions

1. Serotonin → Neurotransmitter that is linked with emotion

   True        False

2. transduction → the process of a virus transferring DNA form one cell to another

   True        False

3. Bioethics → large molecules made of amino acids; have many different functions that are determined by DNA

   True        False

4. Pluripotent → They can become any tissue in the body. Comes from embryos

   True        False

5. Edward Jenner → Invented the vaccine for smallpox

   True        False