GMOs

In order to bear the organic label, organic produce cannot be subject to:

• Synthetic pesticides

• Genetic engineering

• Irradiation

• All answers are correct.

Other than purchasing organic produce, pesticide residue can be reduced by:

• Washing all fruits and vegetables

• Peeling or trimming fruits and vegetables

• Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables

• All answers are correct

What portion of a food must be organic to be labeled “made with organic ingredients?”

• 70% to 95%

• 25% to 70%

• 10% to 25%

• 0% to 10%

Organic food is more nutritious than conventionally grown food.

• True

• False

Most foods derived from genetically modified crops contain:

• The same number of genes as food produced from

  conventional crops.

• The same number of genes as foods produced from

  hybrid crops.

• One or two additional genes.

• Hundreds of additional genes.

Are foods made from genetically modified crops required to pass human testing?

• True

• False

There is genetically modified food containing animal genes for sale in the U.S.

• True

• False

GMO stands for

• genetically made organism
• genetically modified organism
• gene manipulated organism
• Genetic mutant organism

What percent of corn grown in the US is GMO?

• 70
• 80
• 90
• 85

ROUND UP READY seeds

• grow plants that die when sprayed with roundup
• Contain round up in the seeds
• Produce roundup within the plant as it grows
• are resistant to ROUND UP