Genetic engineering quiz

Which of the following tools allows researchers to make highly specific changes in an organism’s DNA?

• gene editing

• transformation

• cloning

• hybridisation

In the modern era, the term genetic engineering refers specifically to which of the following methods?

• artificial selection

• cloning

• genetic variation

• recombinant DNA technology

The majority of genetically modified crops are grown in which part of the world?

• China

• USA

• Europe

• Australia

What type of organism was the first to be successfully modified via the techniques of genetic engineering?

• bacteria

• mouse

• Plant

• virus

Who were the first biochemists develop genetic engineering by inserting DNA from one bacteria into another?

• Marie Curie

• Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen

• Einstein

• Rudolf Jaenisch

Which of the following are supposed benefits of GMO plants?

• Increased food production

• better resistance to diseases and weather conditions

• increased nutritional value

• All of them

What percentage of the global food crop is lost each year?

• 15%

• 40%

• 70%

• None of these

Why did scientists all over the world meet in 1975 for the Asilomar Conference?

• To legalize DNA modification all over the world.

• to discuss appropriate ways to deal with the potential hazards of DNA modification.

• To find a way to patent their technique on on recombinant DNA.

• For none of those reasons.

If we tamper with nature, we...

• touch or make changes to something that we should not

• let something be the way it is

• we help fixing an existing problem

Reasons for the controversy of GMO are

• The use of chemicals will increase if insects catch up with GMOs

• Some corporations could dominate the entire food industry

• Modified crops could contamine nearby organics

• All of these