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TEST 1. BIOMEDICINE ( 2 POINTS EACH )
1. Biotechnology is the application of technology to the study or manipulation of
a. Plants
b. Animals
c. Living things
d. People
2. How long has mankind been performing biotechnology?
a. 6,000 years
b. 2,000 years
c. 200 years
d. 40 years
3. What was the key to the emergence of the biotechnology industry in the 1900’s?
a. Discovery of cells
b. A new recombinant DNA technique
c. Genetic engineering
d. Crop and animal breeding
4. Which of the following is an example of forensics?
a. DNA fingerprinting
b. Medical diagnostics
c. Bioremediation
d. Cloning
5. Pharmaceuticals fall into which category of biotechnology?
a. Diagnostics
b. Therapeutics
c. Agriculture
d. Bioremediation
6. Decreasing pesticide applications falls into which category of biotechnology?
a. Diagnostics
b. Therapeutics
c. Agriculture
d. Bioremediation
7. Which of the following is NOT a biotechnology procedure?
a. Production of human insulin
b. Cultivation of microorganisms
c. Fermentation
d. Development of technical instruments
8. Which of the following is performed by a bioindustry supplier?
a. Specialized software development
b. Creating new sources of energy
c. Treatment of cancer
d. Perform genetic engineering
9. Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic engineering?
a. Gene isolation
b. Gene modification
c. Basic molecular biology
d. Develop transgenes
2. 10.Which of the following would be characteristic of an animal rights activist?
a. Animals have feelings
b. Animals have the same rights as humans
c. Experts are reliable and impartial
d. Concern about environmental consequences
11.Which of the following would be characteristic of a biomedical researcher?
a. Animals don’t have feelings
b. Animals have no rights
c. Experts are reliable and impartial
d. No concern about environmental consequences
12.Which of the following is an example of xenotransplantation?
a. Kidney donation from a father to a son
b. Using stem cells to treat cancer
c. Cloning a pet
d. Using a pig heart valve to treat heart disease
13.Which of the following court ruling made DNA patentable?
a. Diamond vs. Chakrabarty
b. Brown vs. Board of Education
c. Scopes monkey trial
d. Roe vs. Wade
14.Which of the following needs to be considered from an ethical standpoint?
a. Gene isolation
b. Production of human insulin
c. Animal research
d. Products that cure or reduce the incidence of disease
15.Which of the following is a laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA
of living organisms?
a. Molecular biology
b. Genetic engineering
c. Cloning
d. Immunology
16.Which of the following is a class of undifferentiated cells that are able to
differentiate into specialized cell types?
a. Stem cells
b. Interferon
c. Recombinant DNA
d. Genetics
17.Which of the following is a test to identify and evaluate the genetic information called
DNA in a person's cells?
a. Genetic engineering
b. DNA fingerprinting
c. Recombinant DNA
d. Immunology
18.What is a gene?
a. A region of DNA that controls a hereditary characteristic.
b. The transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another,
such as from pigs to humans.
c. A naturally occurring substance that interferes with the ability of viruses to reproduce.
d. An organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering
techniques.
19.Who discovered the DNA molecular structure?
a. George Washington Carver
3. b. Louis Pasteur
c. James Watson and Francis Crick
d. Linus Pauling
20.Who was the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes?
a. George Washington Carver
b. Louis Pasteur
c. James Watson and Francis Crick
d. Linus Pauling
TEST 2. ANTIBIOTICS: ( 2 POINTS EACH )
Antibiotics have been called "wonder drugs." They can treat infections that once killed many
people. But using these medicines when they shouldn’t be has let certain bacteria to become
resistant to them.
1. Antibiotics kill both viruses and bacteria that cause illness.
A. True
B. False
2. Antibiotics will help you get better from a cold or the flu.
A. True
B. False
3. Many antibiotics only work against certain types of bacteria.
A. True
B. False
4. If you are taking antibiotics, it's OK to stop taking the medicine when you start to feel better.
A. True
B. False
5. Keeping extra antibiotics around is a good idea in case you need them at a future date.
A. True
B. False
6. Antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria.
A. True
B. False
7. If you believe that an antibiotic would help your illness, you should demand that your healthcare
provider give you one.
A. True
B. False
8. All antibiotics are safe to take during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
A. True
B. False
9. Using an antibacterial soap is a good way to keep bacteria at bay.
A. True
4. B. False
10. Over time, people can become resistant to bacteria.
A. True
B. False
TEST 3. VACCINE ( 2 points each )
1. In 2019, researchers investigated a new universal vaccine for which disease, to which children are
especially vulnerable?
a. Ebola
b. HIV / AIDS
c. Malaria
d. Sickle cell
2. In 2004, a vaccine developed by two Cincinnati researchers — Richard Ward, PhD, and David
Bernstein, MD, MA — is approved for use in the first of 100 countries. What virus does the vaccine
prevent?
a. Encephalitis
b. Hepatitis A and B
c. Human papillomavirus
d. Rotavirus
3. In 1960, researcher Albert Sabin, MD, developed which of the following vaccines?
a. Chickenpox
b. Influenza
c. Polio (live-virus)
d. Rubella
4. What year did researchers invest in the study of viruses that launched a “Golden Age” of discovery
for the medical center?
a. 1918
b. 1938
c. 1953
d. 1960
5. The onset of which pandemic occurred in 1918?
a. Spanish Flu
b. COVID-19
c. Ebola
5. d. Swine Flu
6. BONUS
7. Which vaccine inspired the song “A Spoonful of Sugar” from Walt Disney’s film “Mary Poppins”?
a. Chickenpox
b. Influenza
c. Polio (live-virus)
d. Rubella
8. BONUS
9. Researchers has evaluated a vaccine for H7N9, which is transmitted between humans and what
animal?
a. Birds
b. Pigs
c. Goats
d. Bats
10. BONUS
TEST 4. ( 2 POINTS EACH )
1. Which of the following would be considered a therapeutic protein?
A. MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
B. L-typtophan
C. Amoxycillin
D. Digoxin
2. Therapeutic proteins move across membranes by..
A. active transport
B. passive diffusion
C. epithelial translocation
D. endocytosis
3. Anti-drug antibodies that form after drug administration can...
A. increase the pharmacological effect of a therapeutic protein
B. increase the clearance of a therapeutic protein
C. decrease the clearance of a therapeutic protein
D. both decrease clearance and increase pharmacological effect
4. A biosimilar product of a therapeutic protein...
A. has been shown to be bioequivalent to the innovator therapeutic protein
B. has the same primary and tertiary chemical structure
C. been tested in a clinical trials to be safe and effective
D. demonstrable similarity in physiochemical, biological and immunological characteristics,
efficacy and safety
5. BONUS
