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Ag Sci Applied Plant Genetics

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
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1.

What does the term natural selection mean?

a)

When a farmer selects the plants and animals he wants to use to produce offspring

b)

When plants and animal breed freely and aren't selected for their traits

2.

What is progeny testing

a)

Testing an animals performance for different traits

b)

Comparing animals off spring with other animals off spring kept in the same conditions

c)

Comparing an animal with other animals kept in the same conditions

d)

Comparing animals off spring with other animals off spring kept in the different conditions

3.

What does the term "open pollination" mean?

a)

pollination between two plants of the same species naturally by wind/insect or water

b)

The transfer of pollen by a technician from one plant to another

c)

The transfer of seeds from a plant

4.

What is performance testing

a)

Testing the performance of an animal in the same conditions to other animal kept in the same condition

b)

Testing how an animal would perform in a play!

c)

Testing the performance of an animal in the same conditions to its offspring kept in the same condition

5.

Which of the following are areas that cereals are assessed by the DAFM ?

a)

The colour at ripeness

b)

Straw height

c)

Resistance to lodging

d)

Disease resistance

e)

Earliness of ripening

6.

What is this definition of: determining differences in the genotype of an individual organism by examining its DNA & comparing it to a reference sequence of another organisms sequence.

a)

Phototyping

b)

Genotyping

c)

Progeny testing

d)

Genetic engineering

7.

Define the term Allele?

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8.

Define the term Genotype

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9.

Define the term phenotype

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10.

What does the term Genome mean?

a)

An organisms cells

b)

An organism's complete set of DNA

c)

An organisms gene on one chromosome

11.

Which of the following terms best defines genomic selection

a)

Use of thousands of genetic markers associated with genes to predict the performance of an animal

b)

Use of thousands of genetic markers associated with genes along with performance tested animals as references to predict the potential performance of an animal

c)

DNA profiling of an animal

d)

The use of a crystal ball to predict the performance of an animal

12.

Define genetic modification

a)

Altering the physical features of an animal

b)

Altering an organism's amount of cells

c)

Altering an organism's DNA to improve or correct a defect in the organism

13.

Transgenic species: Any organism that has DNA of another species inserted into its own DNA by genetic engineering.

a)

The transfer of DNA from an organism to another organism within the same species

b)

The transfer of DNA from an organism to another organism within the different species

14.

Define Genome Editing

a)

Technology that allows the development of new genes

b)

Technology that allows the growth of new organs in a lab

c)

Technology that allows a change to an organism's DNA.

15.

How is CRISPR technology work in DNA editing?

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16.

What is a Molecular marker?

a)

Are used to select a plant for a specific trait if it has a desirable gene in its DNA

b)

Are used to highlight an important piece of information on a book

c)

are used to select a plant for a specific group of cells

17.

State two advantages of GMO crops

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18.

What ethical issues may surround the development of GMO organisms

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19.

Two purple pea plants that are heterozygous for both Purple (P) and white (p) flower are crossed identified the phenotypes and genotypes of the offspring

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