Chapter 7 Test

Question 1

Since the call of mankind, creation has

Answer 1

undergone degeneration

Question 2

The process of producing human clones to provide cells for the treatment of a disease

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therapeutic cloning

Question 3

Genetic engineering could be used for __________ or __________

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good; evil

Question 4

How do scientists use genetic engineering to produce insulin for a person with diabetes?

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They place the gene for human insulin into the bacteria’s DNA and collect the insulin that the bacteria produced

Question 5

The types of mutation that affect the offspring

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polyploid, gern, chromosomal

Question 6

To develop a new breed of dog (like the best breed ever - goldendoodle), a breeder selects and mates dogs from different breeds that have the characteristics he wants in the new breed.

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crossbreeding

Question 7

Cells that can become many different types of cells

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Stem cells

Question 8

Splitting frog or pig zygotes is a step in

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cloning

Question 9

John and Mary are 12 year old twins. What kind of twins are they?

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fraternal

Question 10

The Human Genome Project is a scientific effort to

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map all human genes

Question 11

Natural human clones are called

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identical twins

Question 12

Why might a farmer clone one of the plants in his crop?

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because it has a desirable trait that he wants to maintain

Question 13

Fraternal twins

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have the same parents

Question 14

An example of a germ mutation is an

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egg cell mutation

Question 15

This attempts to preserve the special characteristics of a breed.

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Inbreeding

Question 16

A gene mutation may result in an ___________ _____________ being produced

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incorrect protein

Question 17

Many mutations produce _____ __________ _________ in an organism

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no noticeable effect

Question 18

Clones are more common in the ________ kingdom than in the animal kingdom.

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plant

Question 19

The average human life span has __________ since the time of the flood

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decreased

Question 20

Humans are different from all other organisms in that they have a ________ _________

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spiritual nature

Question 21

Occurs in cells that produce gametes

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germ mutation

Question 22

Causes the death of an organism

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lethal mutation

Question 23

A change in the number of genes on a chromosome

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chromosomal change

Question 24

A change in the sequence of bases that make up a gene

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gene mutation

Question 25

Occurs in body cells

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somatic mutation

Question 26

Caused by a mutation that affect pigments

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albinism

Question 27

The choosing of organisms with desirable traits for breeding

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selective breeding

Question 28

The mating of an organism with a close relative

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inbreeding

Question 29

The use of special techniques to control the genetic makeup of an organism

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genetic engineering

Question 30

A group of genetically identical organisms

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clones

Question 31

The result of a pregnancy in which two sperm united with two different eggs and form two genetically unique organisms

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fraternal twins

Question 32

A complete set of an organism's genes

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genome

Question 33

A change in an organism's genetic material is called a _______________

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mutation

Question 34

Cloning is a form of _______________ reproduction

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asexual

Question 35

The use of genetic engineering to correct the defective genes responsible for certain diseases is called ________ _________

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gene therapy

Question 36

The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product is called _________________

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biotechnology

Question 37

These kind of stems cells are already being used to treat many different diseases

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Somatic stem cells

Question 38

Mutations can sometimes be __________

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harmful