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Tutorial 2 (Cloning)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Method separating & analyzing macromolecules (incl. DNA, RNA & proteins) can be used for...

a)

Parent testing

b)

Criminal investigation

c)

Sequence endangered species DNA

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following involves ethics?

a)

Passing a law to grow more crops in a specific area

b)

Passing a law to allow doctors to euthanize people who are terminally ill

c)

Passing a law to increase fine for people texting while driving

d)

Passing a law to decrease driving speed limits in traffic accident hotspots

3.

An argument in favor of food biotechnology is:

a)

It provides food that cure disease

b)

It provides more food to feed a growing population

c)

It provides cash crop for low income nations

d)

Biotech foods are not controversial

4.

What is the benefit of genetically modified organisms?

a)

They may be better looking or more productive / effective

b)

They are easily reproduced

c)

They are higher in population

d)

They live longer / stronger

5.

All of the following are advantages of genetically modified organisms except:

a)

Pest resistant crops

b)

Unknown long-term health effects

c)

More nutritional foods

d)

Create more human insulin

6.

Which of the following is not a concern of biotechnology?

a)

Ethics concerns with human cloning

b)

Health concerns about eating genetically modified foods

c)

Environmental concerns of releasing genetically modified organisms into ecosystem

d)

Concerns that we will harvest too much food for global population

7.

Which of the following is NOT a common ethical concern related to human cloning?

a)

That humans will be created who exist solely as a supply of organs for transplants

b)

That clones will be more prone to abnormal development

c)

That parents will pay to have a child that is a clone of a famous athlete

d)

That cloned humans will have no personality

8.

Which example represents a modern biotechnology technique that raises potential ethical issues?

a)

Adding animal genes to a plant

b)

Selective breeding to get better corn

c)

Crossbreeding two different plants

d)

Using bacteria in the making of food

9.

Clones have the exact same:

a)

Physical appearances

b)

Personalities

c)

Intelligence levels

d)

Genetic material

10.

How might cloning eventually help humans live longer?

a)

Clones tend to live longer than the parent organism

b)

By being cloned multiple times, a person could essentially live forever

c)

Cloned human organs could replace unhealthy ones

d)

Food obtained from cloned organisms would be healthier than ordinary food