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Science, Technology, and Society

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following refers to the variations among organisms of the same species?

a)

Genetic diversity

b)

Species diversity

c)

Ecosystem diversity

2.

Whot is the American computer scientist and chief scientist of Sun Microsystems?

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Dylan Evans

c)

William Nelson Joy

d)

Nicolas Carr

3.

What document affirms that all advances in scientific and technological knowledge should solely be geared towards the welfare of the global citizens?

a)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 7)

b)

UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Scientific Researchers - 1974 (Article 4)

c)

UNESCO Declaration of the Use of Scientific  Knowledge - 1999 (Article 33)

d)

§  Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 27)

4.

This is an enciphering machine that the German armed forces used to securely send messages.

a)

Harvard Mark 1

b)

Bombe

c)

Turing Machine

d)

Enigma

5.

Which of the following is not true about GMOs?

a)

Any organism could be genetically modified, but laws restrict the creation of genetically modified humans, and the production and distribution of other GMOs is tightly regulated.

b)

GMOs are organisms that have had their genomes changed in a way that does happen naturally.

c)

The process of creating GMOs is called genetic modification or genetic engineering.

d)

GMOs have been engineered to withstand the direct application of herbicide and/or to produce an insecticide.

6.

What are the different types of gene therapy? Select all that apply:

a)

Germline

b)

Somatic

c)

In Vivo

d)

Ex Vivo

7.

The nanoscopic scale usually refers to structures with a length scale applicable to nanotechnology, usually cited as how many nanometers?

a)

1-10 nm

b)

1-100 nm

c)

1-1000 nm

d)

1-10000 nm

8.

This refers to the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Global warming

d)

Climate change

9.

Which of the following can help people raise awareness about environmental issues? Select all that apply:

a)

Rallies and marches

b)

Use of social media

c)

Contact Elected Officials

d)

Write Articles and Create Videos

10.

This pertains to the impact on the climate from the additional heat retained due to the increased amounts of carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases that humans have released into the earth's atmosphere.

a)

climate change

b)

global warming

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

enhanced greenhouse effect