BACE exam practice test (General
Topics in Biotechnology)
Which of the following is NOT considered a significant advance in PCR methodology?
a. The invention of the thermal cycler
b. The use of reverse transcriptase to generate cDNA from single-stranded RNA
c. The use of agarose gel electrophoresis visualizes amplified products
d. The use of fluorescently tagged probes for real-time quantitation – answer c. The use
of agarose gel electrophoresis visualizes amplified products
DNA ligase - answer joining pieces of DNA together
restriction enzymes - answer Digesting DNA
Heat-stable DNA polymerase - answer Performing PCR reactions
It is debated that genetically modified food crops have both beneficial and negative
effects on humans and on the environment. Which of the following is a potential
negative outcome of growing or consuming genetically modified food crops? Choose all
that apply.
a. The nutritional value of a genetically modified food crop may increase.
b. Genetically modified crops may cross-pollinate with non-genetically modified crops.
c. Growing only genetically modified crops may decrease genetic diversity.
d. Genetically modified crops may be more hardy. - answerb. Genetically modified crops
may cross-pollinate with non-genetically modified crops.
c. Growing only genetically modified crops may decrease genetic diversity.
Ensure that all government regulations are followed, working closely with all
departments - answerQuality Assurance (QA)
Works to identify new or improved products or processes - answerResearch and
Development
Participates in the production of commercial quantities of a product -
answerManufacturing
Conducts testing on raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products. -
answerQuality Control (QC)
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