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GM Mosquitoes

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are gene-hacked mosquitoes?

a)

Hacker mosquitoes

b)

Genetically modified mosquitoes

c)

Mosquito-born illnesses

2.

How many mosquitoes will be released?

a)

A billion mosquitoes

b)

Ten billion mosquitoes

c)

Half a billion mosquitoes

3.

Where will the mosquitoes be released?

a)

UK, Keys

b)

US, Florida Keys

c)

US, Chicago

d)

Brazil

e)

Africa

4.

What is the name of the company that hacked the mosquitoes?

a)

Oxitec

b)

Oxyd

c)

OxiClean

5.

Where is this company from?

a)

China

b)

US

c)

Brazil

d)

Africa

e)

UK

6.

What species of mosquito is being targeted?

a)

Aedes albopictus

b)

Aedes aegypti

c)

Tiger mosquito

7.

What sex of mosquito will be injected with the OX5034 gene?

a)

Both

b)

Female

c)

Male

8.

What will happen when these gene-hacked mosquitoes produce offspring?

a)

Both male and female will die.

b)

Only the males will die.

c)

Only the females will die.

d)

Nothing, it is just a thought experiment.

9.

Why are people worried about this?

a)

They think mosquitoes will rise against humanity.

b)

They fear the creation of a cyborg mosquito.

c)

They fear the mosquitoes could become stronger.

10.

Where have similar experiments been done?

a)

China and Malaysia

b)

Mexico and Canada

c)

Africa and Brazil

11.

What are the objectives of this experiment?

a)

To reduce the mosquito population.

b)

To cause the extinction of mosquitoes.

c)

To reduce the spread of diseases.

d)

To make mosquitoes smarter.