GMO Review

What is a GMO?

• gene monitoring organizer

• genetically modified organism

• genome mining organization

• gene mobilizing organelle

What was one of the first GMOs created to help with diabetes by producing insulin?

• Glowfish

• golden rice

• flavor saver tomato

• E. coli bacterium

How are GMOs created using bioengineering?

• A desirable gene is removed from one organism and inserted into another organisms genome

• Two different organisms with desired genes are mated

• Bacteria with good genes are inserted into other organisms

• An undesirable gene is found, removed, and replaced with the desirable form of the gene

What GMO crops have been grown and sold in the US?

• Strawberries

• Corn

• Wheat

• Pineapples

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All of the following are environmental advantages of GMOs except...

• Less herbicides used on crops

• Shortening of the growing season for crops.

• Less herbicides in fresh waterways.

• More crop yield per year.

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What macromolecule is directly involved with bioengineering?

• RNA

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• DNA

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What is being produced in this diagram?

• Bacterial Cell

• Human Cell

• Bacterial Plasmid (DNA)

• Recombinant DNA

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Some crops have been able to resist pest because they have a gene from what organism?

• Corn

• Rice

• Bacteria

• Alfalfa

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Golden Rice is engineered to make beta-carotene which is also found in...

• Apples

• Corn

• Carrots

• Potatoes

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How have farmers created crops with desired genes in the past?

• cross-pollination

• hybridization

• self-fertilizing plants

• growing monocultures

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