BIOSENSORS AND BIOCHIPS QUIZ

Microbiosensors are based on

magnetic effect

piezoelectric effect

ionsensitive field effect transistor

ions effect

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An ordered array is any collection of analytical elements configured in

none of these

rows and columns

randomly

circle

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Biochips are made up of

non-conducting molecules inserted into the protein frame work

semi-conducting molecules inserted into the protein frame work

conducting molecules inserted into the protein frame work

any of the above

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When farmers breed new plants they choose the pollen from one variety of plant and place it onto the stigma of another variety of plant. This type of plant breeding is known as

selective breeding

cuttings

seed collection

pollination

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Hypoxanthine can be measured by

alcohol sensor

urea sensor

amorphous silicon ISFET

hypoxanthine sensor

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What is the size (in kb) of the tobacco chloroplast genome?

155 kilobase

325 kilobase

55 kilobase

375 kilobase

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When a gardener takes a cutting from a plant, indicating that he has made a

mutation

new variety

new species

clone

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To qualify as a micro array the analytical device must be

all of these

planer and specific

ordered

microscopic

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A micro array is an ordered array of microscopic elements on a planer substrate that allows the specific binding of

whole genome

gene or gene products

none of these

both (a) and (b)

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Which of the following adaptations would it be desirable for a farmer to breed into a crop of wheat?

All of these

Resistance to disease

Early ripening

Resistance to pests

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