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biotechnology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

4) How can using genetically engineered crops impact North Carolina’s economy?

a)

Improve quality of farm equipment.

b)

Decreased availability of productive land.

c)

Decreased food production and more debt for farmers.

d)

Increased food production and income for the farmers.

2.

6) What type of job would a person who studied biotechnology in college be likely to have?

a)

A job making medicines

b)

A job studying stars.

c)

A job studying the physical features on Earth.

3.

9) What are some examples of biotechnology being used in agriculture?

a)

Crop irrigation

b)

DNA fingerprinting

c)

Gentically modified crops

d)

Crop rotation

4.

13) What would increase the money made by farmers in North Carolina through biotechnology?

a)

Tomatoes that are different in color.

b)

Tomatoes that are smaller.

c)

Tomatoes that taste the same.

d)

Tomatoes that are resistant to disease.

5.

Which are most closely related to biotechnology?

a)

medicine and agriculture

b)

construction and engineering

c)

water treatment and electricity generation

d)

communication and information technology

6.

Which is a concern of scientists when genetically modifying plants?

a)

Plants will pass on diseases to animals.

b)

There will be a decrease in biodiversity.

c)

Plants will have a longer growing season.

d)

There will be a decrease in revenue for pesticide manufacturers.

7.
Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology  provide?
a)
developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy
b)
developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures
c)
developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain
d)
developing plants that will not die
8.
Which of the following subjects would someone  most likely study if he or she wanted to work in  the biotechnology field?
a)
Chemistry 
b)
Genetics
c)
Physics 
d)
Environmental Science 
9.
What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
a)
allowing them to reproduce freely
b)
changing their food source
c)
using biotechnology techniques
d)
growing them on selected plants
10.

When genes from one organism are inserted into the genes of another organism that is know as...

a)

Stem Cell Therapy

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Cloning

d)

Selective Breeding