MIUN Free NEET Quiz Unit 9

1. There is reference to Basmati in ancient texts, as it has been grown for centuries.

2. Bioreactors can be thought of as vessels in which raw materials are biologically converted into individual hormone using human cells.

3. In the year 1953, the two enzymes responsible for restricting the growth of Escherichia coli in bacteriophage were isolated.

4. rDNA technology involves the use of making a suitable formulation for marketing.

5. Herbert Boyer was born in 1936.

6. Tetracycline resistance gene in a plasmid could be considered as useful selectable markers for E. coli.

7. Biological products used as medicine are often expensive to make.

8. In 1967, the first transgenic cow, Rosie, produced human alpha-lactalbumin enriched milk.

9. Descartes’ approach to understanding natural phenomena introduced a distinctly anthropocentric perspective.

10. Insulin from an animal source, results in all patients to develop allergy or other types of reactions to the foreign protein.

11. Insulin from a cattle or pig, results in all patients to develop allergy or other types of reactions to the self insulin protein.

12. Large-scale production of wine using genetically modified organisms, in a restricted sense today, could also be thought as a form of biotechnology.

13. The rDNA technology enabled mass production of safe and more effective therapeutic drugs.

14. Insulin consists of two long peptide chains: chain A and chain B, which are linked together by disulphide bridges.

15. Insulin consists of three long peptide chains: chain A and chain B, which are linked together by diester bonds.

16. The applications of biotechnology include recombinant therapeutics.

17. A bio reactor provides required amount of vitamins to cultivate fungal cell for achieving the desired recombinant products.

18. From bioreactor small volumes of the culture can be withdrawn.

19. By not recognising a specific palindrome sequence, Hind II always cuts DNA molecules at a particular point.

20. Medicines required to treat certain human diseases can contain biological products, but such products are often expensive to make.

21. Hind II mostly cut DNA molecules at a particular point by recognising a specific sequence of seven base pairs.

22. The normal E. coli cells do not carry resistance against kanamycin.

23. The genetic basis of human diseases like cystic fibrosis can be studied efficiently.

24. Hind II mostly cut DNA molecules at a random point by recognising a specific sequence of six base pairs.

25. Use of insulin from other animals may elicit an immune response.

26. Insulin consists of three short polypeptide chains: chain A and chain B, which are linked together by diester bonds.

27. In the year 1953, the two enzymes responsible for promoting the growth of Escherichia coli in bacteriophage were isolated.

28. RNAi involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsDNA molecule that binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA (silencing).

29. There is reference to Basmati in ancient folklore and poetry, as it has been grown for centuries.

30. Herbert Boyer had developed a method of reinserting the plasmids in other cells.

31. In 1997, the first transgenic cow, Rosie, produced human protein-enriched milk.

32. Chemical safety testing or toxicity/safety testing is the procedure for testing toxicity of drugs.

33. Recombinant DNA technology has made it possible to engineer microbes such that they have novel capabilities.

34. α-1-antitrypsin used to treat cancer.

35. Hind II always cut DNA molecules at a random point by not recognising a specific sequence of six base pairs.

36. Isolate and use insulin from calf/cattle could help to manage adult-onset diabetes.

37. Insulin from a cattle or pig, results in all patients to develop allergy or other types of reactions to the self protein.

38. RNAi involves silencing of all mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule that binds to and prevents transcription of the mRNA (silencing).

39. α-1-antitrypsin used to treat Alzheimer’s.

40. GM plants have been useful in increasing crop yields.

41. A conventional strategy was adopted to prevent nematode infestation which was based on the process of DNA interference (DNAi).

42. Biotechnology deals with techniques of using live organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce products and processes useful to humans.

43. A novel strategy was adopted to prevent nematode infestation which was based on the process of RNA interference (RNAi).

44. A bio reactor provides optimum pH to cultivate plant cell for achieving the desired recombinant products.

45. Hind II always cut DNA molecules at a random point by recognising a specific sequence of six base pairs.

46. Ethical standards are not required to evaluate the morality of all human activities that might help or harm living organisms.

47. Biotechnology essentially deals with industrial-scale production of biopharmaceuticals using genetically modified microbes.

48. Transgenic animals produce some biological products that are attempted to cure PKU.

49. Hind II mostly cut DNA molecules at a random point by recognising a specific sequence of seven base pairs.

50. RNAi involves silencing of all rRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule that binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA (silencing).