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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
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1.
What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods?
a)
Foods with higher quantities
b)
Organisms with more fur
c)
Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally
d)
Food and organisms that have been injected with hormones
2.
GMO's are genetically made originals.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
GMOs can be
a)
plants only
b)
animals only
c)
plant, animal, and bacteria
d)
plant and animal only
4.
GMO stands for
a)
Genetically modified organism
b)
Genetically made organism
c)
Generically made organ
d)
Generically modified organism
5.
The purpose of selective breeding is to
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
6.
The percentage of processed food in the US that contains GMOs is
a)
80%
b)
95%
c)
40%
d)
70%
7.
What is NOT a reason to genetically modify plants?
a)
To make the plants poisonous to insects
b)
Make plants drought resistant
c)
To produce fewer plants
d)
Improve the nutrition of food grown
8.
What is risk of GMOs?
a)
Radioactive
b)
Food that taste too good
c)
throw an ecosystem off balance
d)
produce too much food
9.
Good luck on this one. How many countries in the world have BANNED the farming involving GMO's.
a)
17
b)
24
c)
32
d)
38
10.
What is genetic engineering?
a)
Manipulation/addition of genes
b)
Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits
c)
Cross-pollinating two crops
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