GMO's

What does GMO stand for?

• General micro organism

• Genetically modified organism

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• Geographically modified organism

What's a POSITIVE effect on GMO's ?

• Impact on human health

• Impact on cross-pollination

• Impact on finances

• Impact on herbicides

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GMO's usually removes _______ and puts it inside another _______

• DNA: Organism

• Salt: Vegetable

• Organism: DNA

• DNA: Thing

The goal is to add a new ______ to a plant that does not ______ naturally in the species ?

• Type: Come

• Plant: Grow

• Trait: Exist

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GMOs can be

• plants only

• animals only

• plant, animal, and bacteria

• plant and animal only

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The purpose of selective breeding is to 

• Get bigger animals
• get smaller animals
• create animals with desirable traits
• create animals with bad traits

What does bio mean?

• copy
• imitation
• life
• fake

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 NOT a reason to genetically modify plants? 

• To make the plants poisonous to insects
• Make plants drought resistant 
• To produce fewer plants
• Improve the nutrition of food grown

What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals?

• Produce more meat

• Figure out how to make Spiderman

• Modifying your kids to make them more awesome

• New genes are needed to create new species

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