Biotechnology in Agriculture

Who discovered the bacterial origins of fermentation?

• Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Kary Mullis

What was the first adult mammal to be cloned that could reproduce?

• Cow

• Sheep

• Goat

• Chicken

What animal was first cloned from the cells of a carcass?

• Sheep

• Goat

• Cow

• Chicken

The first gene therapy treatment that was successfully done was on a

• cow

• chicken

• young girl

• young boy

What year was the first human insulin drug produced by genetically engineered bacteria for treating diabetes approved by the FDA?

• 1798

• 1928

• 1971

• 1982

The process in which a substance breaks down into a simpler substance is

• cloning

• selective breeding

• fermentation

• GMO Crop

The process altering the genes of an organism is called

• cloning

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• GMO Crop

Plants that are used in agriculture in which the DNA has been modified are called

• clones

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• GMO Crops

The main method of modifying genetics that has been used for hundreds of years is called

• clones

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• GMO Crops

The process in which the plants or animals with the most desirable traits are selected to bred and produce offspring is called

• cloning

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• GMO Crops