Biotechnology Application in Agriculture

GMO stands for 

• Genetically modified organism
• Genetically made organism
• Generically made organ
• Generically modified organism

Which of these fields are most likely related to the use of biotechnology?

• construction and engineering
• medicine and agriculture            
• water treatment and electricity generation
• communication and computer technology

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Which describes a way scientists use biotechnology in the field of agriculture?

• DNA evidence is used to convict criminals
• Fruits and vegetables are altered to be more nutritious
• Vaccines are developed to help us live longer
• Bacteria are created to clean up oil spills

Which is a negative result of the use of biotechnology in agriculture?

• Increased crop yields
• Reduction in pesticide use
• Unknown side effects
• Higher nutritional values

Biotechnology is the use of _____________ organisms to make usable products for agriculture, medicine, and industry.

• dead

• living

An example of biotechnology used in agriculture is

• cloning

• embryo transfer

• transgenic crops

• all the above

Some consumers are opposed to the use of biotechnology because of

• ethical questions

• fear of the unknown health risks

• biotech products are more costly

• any of the above

This science allows us to alter the DNA of an orange tree so the fruit contains more vitamin C.

• Physical science
• Biotechnology
• Biology
• Geology

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Which would least likely be a result of biotechnology in agriculture?

• increase in soil erosion
• decrease in use of pesticide
• increase in nutritional value of food
• decrease in amount of land used for farmland
  

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Nematodes may be free living or parasitic.A parasitic Nematode of Tobacco plants is

• Meloidogyne incognita

• Agrobacterium tumefaciens

• bacillus thuringiensis

• Caenorhabditis elegans