Biotechnology

GMO stands for

• Genetically Made Organism

• Genetically Modified Organism

• Growing More Organisms

• Growing Many Organisms

All of the following are benefits of GMOs except

• pest resistant crops

• unknown long term health effects

• more nutritional foods

• creating more human insulin

Which of the following statements about biotechnology is not true?

• Biotechnology is the use of nonliving substances to make living organisms or parts of living organisms.

• Biotechnology causes an increase in job opportunities in the research field

• Biotechnology is a quickly growing field with many questions and ethical issues associated with it

• Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to produce food, drugs or other items.

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Which statement reflects the greatest concern for genetically modified crops (GMO)?

• High yield crop varieties will reduce the use of fertilizers.

• Drought resistant crops may die during a rainy season

• The cost of agriculture will decrease

• Genes for herbicide resistance might be transferred to weeds by cross-pollination.

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What is unique (special) about a stem cell?

• It can become a plant stem.

• It can reproduce by itself.

• It can become any type of animal cell.

• It can become any type of plant cell.

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Scientists in North Carolina are working to create liquid fuels from organic matter. What effect will this discovery most likely have on careers in the state?

• It will reduce or eliminate jobs in waste management.

• It will create more jobs in the pharmaceutical industry.

• It will create more jobs in energy production.

• It will reduce or eliminate the number of engineering jobs.

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Which of the following statements is true about the ethics of creating/designing living organisms?

• We should never create a living organism even if we have the technology to do so.

• We should consider the ethical concerns before we decide to create any living organism.

• We do not need to consider any ethical issues when we create living organisms.

• We should create any living organism if we have the technology to do so.

What type of science allows us to alter the DNA of a bacterial cell to produce human insulin?

• Geology

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Biotechnology

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Which is a positive result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture?

• Increased use of pesticides

• Increased cost

• Increased yield

• Increased use of preservatives

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Which area of biotechnology would most likely create ethical issues with human society?

• Insulin producing bacteria

• Organ cloning for transplants

• Genetic engineering to improve agricultural yields.

• DNA and forensic testing of crime scene evidence