GMO's

The process of using technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.

• Genetic Engineering

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Selective Breeding

An animal, plant, or bacteria whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• Offspring

• Organism

• CRISP Organism

A Genetic Engineering technique scientists use to make exact genetic copies of living things.

• Cloning

• Gene Therapy

• Selective Breeding

• CRISPR

The change in a population's genetic makeup over time as a result of natural selection.

• Evolution

• Stagnating

• Retrogradation

• Reversion

In which ways can genetic engineering improve crops?

• Improve yield

• Make them pest resistant

• Increase nutritional value

• Make them drought resistant

What was the first GM food released in 1994?

• corn

• soybeans

• tomato

• wheat

What was the first genetically modified animal?

• salmon

• sheep

• dog

• cow

Why are GMO's controversial?

• It leads to overuse of pesticides

• The health effects may be unknown

• GMO's have extra chemicals in them

• They can change your DNA