Cloning Quiz: Name: Date: Class
Cloning Quiz: Name: Date: Class
Date:
Class:
Cloning Quiz
1. Clones have the exact same: 6. Why would scientists want to clone cows?
a. Personalities a. To produce more cows at a faster rate
b. Physical appearances b. To produce adult cows instead of calves
c. Intelligence levels c. To produce stronger and healthier livestock
d. Genetic material d. To replace chickens and goats, which are harder to
clone
2. What can you conclude from the fact that
humans have cloned plants for thousands of 7. How might cloning eventually help humans
years? live longer?
a. Much of today's modern technology was developed in a. Clones tend to live longer than the parent organism
ancient times b. Cloned human organs could replace unhealthy ones
b. Cloned plants are immune to all diseases and pests c. By being cloned multiple times, a person could
c. Cloning plants is much easier than cloning animals essentially live forever
d. Most of the crops that exist today are clones d. The food obtained from cloned organisms would
be healthier than ordinary food
3. In what decade was Dolly
the cloned sheep born? 8. How did Dolly compare to sheep that were
cloned with the same DNA?
a. Dolly lived longer
a. The 1970s b. Dolly had more genetic material
b. The 1980s c. Dolly was less healthy
c. The 1990s d. Dolly had fewer parents
d. The 2000s
9. A crop of plants is more likely to survive a
4. What was the significance of Dolly the Sheep? deadly virus if the plants:
a. She was the first organism ever cloned a. Have unique DNA
b. She was the first clone created from an adult animal b. Are planted close together
c. She was the first animal cloned as an embryo c. Receive little sunlight
d. She was the first animal to be cloned multiple times d. Are cloned from the same plant
5. How many sheep were required to create Dolly? 10. Which of the following is an ethical question
about cloning?
a. 3
b. 2 a. Can a human clone ever lead a fulfilling life?
c. 1 b. How can DNA be removed from adult animal cells?
d. 0 c. What will happen to crop yields if cloned plants
develop a virus?
d. Is human cloning scientifically possible?