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Mrs Browne CB4 - Selective Breeding Vs GMO (10_triple_F)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence.

Selective breeding is when humans ______

a)

let animals choose who they want to breed with.

b)

choose animals or plants to breed together.

c)

change the DNA of an animal by adding DNA from other animal.

2.

Organisms (animals and plants) are selectively bred to develop useful features. Select all the features you think would be useful if you bred cows. (2 answers)

a)

Lots of milk

b)

More meat

c)

Shorter legs

d)

Less meat

3.

Organisms (animals and plants) are selectively bred to develop useful features. Select all the features you think would be useful if you grew crops (plants)? (2 answers)

a)

Bigger fruit

b)

Less fruit

c)

Smaller plants

d)

Able to fight diseases

4.

S (a)   breeding is when humans choose which plants and animals to breed.

5.

Selective breeding happened in stages.

1) Pick the useful feature you want in both parents and breed them

2) Pick the best off the offspring and breed them

3) Repeat the process over many generations.

Do you think selective breeding is fast or slow?

a)

Very slow

b)

Very fast

6.

A farmer wants to breed goats to make more milk. Which order should the sentences be in?

a)

A, C, B

b)

A, B, C

c)

B, C, A

d)

C, A, B

7.

Which stage happens next?

1) Pick parents showing the useful feature, like they have lots of meat.

What happens next?

a)

Breed them

b)

Eat them

c)

Milk them

d)

Breed two cows with less meat

8.

Organisms (animals and plants) are selectively bred to develop useful features. Select all the features you think would be useful if you grew crops (plants)?

a)

Able to fight off a disease

b)

Less fruit

c)

Smaller plants

d)

Bigger fruit

9.

Which of the following do you think are disadvantages of selective breeding? (2 answers)

a)

It is a very slow process

b)

Health problems in the animal

c)

It is really quick

d)

You can produce cows with more meat

10.

Did you find the questions...

a)

Hard

b)

Okay

c)

Easy

d)

Not sure