SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

What is biotechnology?

• Use of living organisms to make products and solve problems

• The study of fossils and ancient life

• Analysis of space materials

• Only the laboratory study of DNA

What are GMOs?

• Natural hybrids found in the wild

• Products of artificial manipulation of a species' genetic material

• Organisms produced only through fermentation

• Bacteria used in bioremediation

What nutrient deficiency did golden rice aim to address?

• Iron

• Calcium

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

What was significant about Dolly the sheep?

• First GMO approved for food

• First animal to receive gene therapy

• First cloned animal

• First Bt-modified animal

Gene therapy involves inserting what into cells to treat disease?

• Proteins

• Vaccines

• Antibodies

• Genes or nucleic acids

In 1982, the FDA approved the first GMO for market. What was it?

• Flavr Savr tomato

• Bt corn

• Humulin insulin

• Golden rice

What did the EU rule in 1997 about GMO food products?

• They were banned outright

• Mandatory labeling was required

• Only animal feed needed testing

• Extra taxes were imposed

What is the main ethical concern about stem cell therapy?

• It is too costly

• It only works in animals

• It uses stem cells from human embryos

What does nanoscience refer to?

• Study of space at atomic level

• Scientific study of materials of nanometer size

• Engineering of large-scale structures

• Study of fossils using microscopes

When did nanotechnology begin to emerge according to the lesson?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s