Genetically Modified Salmon: Food or Frankenfish : Comprehension

AquaBounty Technologies claim is :

• salmon is fast growing and looks like fish

• to sell modified salmon as regular salmon

• salmon is good for the environment

What reasoning supports AquaBounty Technologies wants to sell the salmon is____________________________.

• the fish look and taste just like regular Atlantic Salman

• the government should allow members of the public to express their opinions

• the possible effects it could have on the environment

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Transgenic means genetic material from a different type of organism has been artificially added to the DNA.

• True

• False

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Many people counterclaim ( to go against the claim) that generically modified salmon should not be sold. Their reason is that we don't know more about the possible effects it could have on the environment and on human health.

Choose the best evidence to support this reason?

• no government had ever approved a genetically modified (GM) animal as food.

• because it was named after Frankenstein

• Ron Stotish the CEO (head) of AquaBonty Technologies stated, "his company has conducted many experiments to show that the fish are not harmful to humans to humans."

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In November 2013, the Canadian government gave AquaBounty Technologies permission to produce

its transgenic salmon eggs at a hatchery in Prince Edward Island.

• True

• False

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