BT1 Unit 7

The average American consumes food products containing genetically engineered organisms:

• Every day

• Never

• Once a week

• Once a year

According to the North Carolina Biotech Center, what is the expected annual revenue from the biotechnology industry for the next 25 years?

• Exceed $25 billion

• Reach approximately $10 billion

• reduce to only $500 million

• surpass the annual income of tobacco

Which plant variety is the best example of a pest-resistant genetically modified organism (GMO)?

• BC Potatoes

• Bt Corn

• FlabrSavor Tomatoes

• Roundup Ready Corn

One of the best common biotechnology practices throughout history has been the conversion of sugars in fruits and grains to alcohol through the process of

• Acidification

• Fermentation

• Insemination

• Vinnification

GMO's are found:

• In foods in certain states that have passed laws approving genetic engineering

• in many of the substances people eat each day

• in no animal or human food products

• only in foods used for consumption by animals

Compared to Europe, the US:

• is equal in production of Biotech crops

• is slightly behind in biotechnology crops, but trending upward

• produces less biotech crops

• produces more biotech crops

Which best indicates the increased interest and controversy surrounding biotechnology research?

• annual income from research stations

• Californias $300 billion research referendum

• Mendels research being contested

• private corporation refusal to be involved

The creation of new enzymes that can slow bacterial growth are an example of the continued use of biotechnology to improve methods of:

• Environmental Cleanup

• Evaluation of food safety

• Food preservation

• Nutritional fortification

Gregor Mendel studied the inheritance of characteristics in pea plants to become the first scientist to describe the:

• cellular composition of herbaceous leguminous plants

• impact of beneficial organisms in integrated pest management.

• impact of genetic engineering on crop production.

• process of heredity and the field of genetics

Scientists have recently utilized a Bt gene occurring naturally in certain plants by inserting the gene in production crops to:

• increase the growth rate of plants.

• increase the productivity of crops in utilizing macronutrients

• provide plants with a biological resistance to certain insects.

• provide plants with a greater ability to adjust to environmental factors