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- 1. Multiple Choice
Issues that refer to people’s moral values or the code of conduct by which they live
Social issues
Legal issues
Cultural issues
Ethical issues
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the benefit of geneticially modified organisms?They may be better looking or more productive/effectiveThey are easily reproducedThey are higher in populationThey live longer/stronger
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are advantages of GMO's exceptpest resistant cropsmore nutritional foodsunknown long term health effectscreating more human insulin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich agricultural benefit can biotechnology provide?developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energydeveloping plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperaturesdeveloping plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they containdeveloping plants that will not die
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a benefit of GMO food?
herbicide tolerance
disease resistance against fungus infections
gene transfer to other species
longer shelf life
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does transgenic mean?
An organism that can change its genes at will
A stem cell that can differentiate into anything
An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it
A bacteria that reproduces asexually
- 7. Multiple ChoiceGene therapy is successful if the...DNA can be placed in a virusVirus carrying the gene can insert it into DNANew gene is expressed as a proteinNew gene is replicated in DNA
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy do farmers choose to use GM crops rather than regular crops?They are saferThey are more productiveThey are less expensiveThey are less controversial
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIf you want to make a GM crop that is purple, what is the first thing you need to do?Find a plant that is naturally purplePaint a plant purpleUse an enzyme to cut a gene out of a plantUse a virus to insert a gene into a plant
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is 1 significant issue with many Genetically Modified Organisms?They are too expensive to be usefulTake a long time to makeMay affect other organisms in their environmentMight evolve more quickly
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be an example of gene therapy technology?development of a nasal spray that contains copies of the normal gene that is defective in person with cystic fibrosiscutting DNA into fragments with restriction enzymesmodifying E. coli to produce indigo dye for coloring denim blue jeansseparation DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following involves ethics?
Passing a law to allow more crops to be grown per acre in a given area.
Passing a law to allow doctors to euthanize humans who are terminally ill.
Passing a law to increase fines for people texting while driving.
Passing a law to decrease speed limits in an area of frequent accidents.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is one of the pros of Herbicide use?
It makes weeding easier and cheaper for farmers
It keeps animals away from crops
Plants grow taller and stronger
It makes more organic crops
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture?increase crop populationreducing the loss of crops to insectsproducing better-tasting fruitsimproving farm machinery
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