GMOs 8-5

What person uses science, math, and their imagination to solve problems?

• A teacher
• A doctor
• A engineer
• Anyone

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What is genetic engineering?

• Manipulation/addition of genes
• Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits
• Cross-pollinating two crops
• Harvesting stem cells

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What is a GMO?

• An organism with foreign DNA
• An organism missing genes
• Epigenetics
• A genetically identical organism

Cows are selectively bred to produce milk. Which of the following will cause the next generation to receive the trait to produce large quantities of milk?

• nutrients in their food
• mineral in their water
• electrical impulses to their brains
• information in their chromosomes

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You have benefited from selective breeding by having more agricultural produce than would have been possible otherwise.

• True
• False

Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

• natural selection
• selective breeding
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation

What is the benefit of geneticially modified organisms?

• They may be better looking or more productive/effective
• They are easily reproduced
• They are higher in population
• They live longer/stronger

What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods?

• Foods with higher quantities
• Organisms with more fur
• Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally
• Food and organisms that have been injected with hormones

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GMO's are genetically made originals.

• True
• False

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When an organism is genetically modified, it is referred as____________.

• Mutant
• Trangenic
• Organic
• Intoxicated