BIOL 1408 Test 4 Questions and Answers | Latest
Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Pass.
True / False
The main goal behind therapeutic cloning is to provide cells that can be used to treat human
illnesses
Ans- True
A plant physiologist has taken some specific cells from a plant and through various steps has
produced a whole new plant. He or she can accomplish this due to the fact that:
A. All plant cell types are the same
B. Plants are very simple organisms
C. The DNA of plants is very simple
D. The nucleus of each cell contains all of the genes needed to produce a plant
E. Plant cells can exchange genetic information
Ans- D. the nucleus of each cell contains all of the genes needed to produce a plant
,What are the purines?
Ans- Adenine and Guanine
What are the pyrimidines?
Ans- Cytosine, Thymine (DNA) and Uracil (RNA)
Which process produces individuals which are exactly the same as the original?
A. Nucleosome cloning
B. Therapeutic cloning
C. Homeotic cloning
D. Totipotent cloning
Ans-
How was the cloning of Dolly the sheep first performed?
A. A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
,B. A sperm and egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
C. A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell
D. An adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
E. An egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell
Ans- D. an adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
Which process results in mature cells of various tissue types?
A. Nucleosome cloning
B. Totipotent cloning
C. Homeotic cloning
D. Reproductive cloning
E. Therapeutic cloning
Ans- E. Therapeutic cloning
, A scientist is using cloning techniques to repair tissues and fight cancer. Which of the
following cloning techniques would he or she be using?
A. Structural cloning
B. Reproductive cloning
C. Morphogenic cloning
D. Therapeutic cloning
E. Proto-oncogene cloning
Ans- D. Therapeutic cloning
Which of the following is not a benefit of cloning in animals?
A. Increased knowledge of genetic information
B. Increased knowledge of embryonic development
C. It could be used to save endangered species
D. It could be used to bring back extinct species of organisms
E. It could be used to fight cancer
Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Pass.
True / False
The main goal behind therapeutic cloning is to provide cells that can be used to treat human
illnesses
Ans- True
A plant physiologist has taken some specific cells from a plant and through various steps has
produced a whole new plant. He or she can accomplish this due to the fact that:
A. All plant cell types are the same
B. Plants are very simple organisms
C. The DNA of plants is very simple
D. The nucleus of each cell contains all of the genes needed to produce a plant
E. Plant cells can exchange genetic information
Ans- D. the nucleus of each cell contains all of the genes needed to produce a plant
,What are the purines?
Ans- Adenine and Guanine
What are the pyrimidines?
Ans- Cytosine, Thymine (DNA) and Uracil (RNA)
Which process produces individuals which are exactly the same as the original?
A. Nucleosome cloning
B. Therapeutic cloning
C. Homeotic cloning
D. Totipotent cloning
Ans-
How was the cloning of Dolly the sheep first performed?
A. A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
,B. A sperm and egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
C. A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell
D. An adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
E. An egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell
Ans- D. an adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell
Which process results in mature cells of various tissue types?
A. Nucleosome cloning
B. Totipotent cloning
C. Homeotic cloning
D. Reproductive cloning
E. Therapeutic cloning
Ans- E. Therapeutic cloning
, A scientist is using cloning techniques to repair tissues and fight cancer. Which of the
following cloning techniques would he or she be using?
A. Structural cloning
B. Reproductive cloning
C. Morphogenic cloning
D. Therapeutic cloning
E. Proto-oncogene cloning
Ans- D. Therapeutic cloning
Which of the following is not a benefit of cloning in animals?
A. Increased knowledge of genetic information
B. Increased knowledge of embryonic development
C. It could be used to save endangered species
D. It could be used to bring back extinct species of organisms
E. It could be used to fight cancer
