GMO Quiz

Which of the following is the correct description for cross-breeding

• Crossing two plants of the same species, but each parent plant has a different number of chromosomes

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

• Plant cells from two distinct species are fused together to form a new hybrid plant

• Exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation to promote genetic mutations in hopes that the mutation will produce a desirable trait

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Which of the following is the correct description for polyploidy?

• Introducing one or more genes from one organism to another

• Using an enzyme to change the DNA of a cell at a specified sequence

• Crossing two plants of the same species, but each parent plant has a different number of chromosomes

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

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Which of the following is the correct description for Mutagenesis?

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

• Using an enzyme to change the DNA of a cell at a specified sequence

• Exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation to promote genetic mutations in hopes that the mutation will produce a desirable trait

• Crossing two plants of the same species, but each parent plant has a different number of chromosomes

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Which of the following is the correct description for Protoplast Fusion?

• Introducing one or more genes from one organism to another

• Plant cells from two distinct species are fused together to form a new hybrid plant

• Using an enzyme to change the DNA of a cell at a specified sequence

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

Which of the following is the correct description for Genome Editing CRISPR?

• Introducing one or more genes from one organism to another

• Plant cells from two distinct species are fused together to form a new hybrid plant

• Using an enzyme to change the DNA of a cell at a specified sequence

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

Which of the following is the correct description for Transgenesis?

• Introducing one or more genes from one organism to another

• Using an enzyme to change the DNA of a cell at a specified sequence

• Crossing two plants of the same species, but each parent plant has a different number of chromosomes

• Breeding two compatible species in hopes of creating an offspring with the desired traits

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T or F: Protoplast fusion is also known as the artificial version of cross-breeding

• True

• False

T or F: Polyploidy has been practiced since the beginning of farming

• True

• False

T or F: CRISPR-Cas9 is a specific gene editing tool that helps plant breeder integrate desirable traits with more efficiency and precision than before

• True

• False

What is an example of the cross-breeding technique?

• Jazz apple

• Peanuts

• Seedless watermelons

• Red Grapefruit

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