Genes into Plants Using the Ti-plasmid

View the animation below, then complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the concept.

1		Cloned genes are first inserted within the _____ to generate a transgenic plant.
			A)	the Agrobacterium genome
			B)	the plant genome
			C)	the Ti plasmid
			D)	chloroplasts of the plant
2		The cloned gene of interest is inserted where in the Ti plasmid?
			A)	just prior to the T-DNA
			B)	within the T-DNA
			C)	anywhere in the plasmid
			D)	cloned genes are not inserted into the plasmid
3		Using this procedure, it is possible to produce a transgenic plant that contains the gene of interest ________.
			A)	in the original cell only
			B)	in the tumors
			C)	in all of the cells of the plant
			D)	none of the above
4		In the natural world, the T-DNA of the Ti plasmid is used to form a tumor on a plant.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		To form a transgenic plant, researchers would select those plants that have had tumors created by an Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection.
			A)	True
			B)	False