Issue Overview: GMOs and engineered food.

GMO stands for "genetically modified organisms."

• True
• False

GMOs are _________ that have had their genes altered with DNA from other living things. 

• plants
• animals
• plants and animals 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

GMOs make farmers LESS productive. 

• True
• False 

Almost all _______________________ grown in the United States is engineered.

• corn
• soybeans
• cotton
• all of the above 

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Most scientists think that GMO foods are dangerous. 

• True
• False 

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

More than __________ countries have GMO labeling laws. 

• 20
• 40
• 60
• 80

1 of every four seeds in the world is sold by __________.

• McDonald's 
• Monsanto
• Mickey Mouse
• Moravian

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A mutation is a change in a crop's genes. 

• True
• False 

The first GMO sold in stores was the Monsanto tomato. 

• True
• False 

In some cases, GMOs can cause problems. 

• True
• False