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WorksheetsGenetic Engineering/Selective Breeding
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A farmer has bred his pineapple plants from the sweetest pineapples in his last harvest to get even sweeter pineapple plants next time. What is this an example of?
Natural Selection
Genetic Engineering
Selective Breeding or artificial selection
Extinction
Which process is involved in selective breeding?
Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference
Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation
Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.
Which process is involved with genetic engineering?
Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference
Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation
Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.
Which of these is an example of a genotype?
Bb or BB
Brown hair
Green eyes
Short heighth
Which of these is an example of a phenotype?
Ff
FF
ff
Brown fur
Which of the below genotype(s) would show the DOMINANT trait of Brown hair?
Bb
bb
BB
BOTH BB and Bb would express the dominant trait
Genetically engineered foods look and taste the same as regular foods. The only difference genetically modified foods has is
fewer calories
the addition of certain minerals
genes with traits that improve something about the plant
a better chance at surviving a frost during the growing season
Inserting a gene for bioluminescence (glowing) into fish is an example of...
Genetic engineering
Natural selection
Artificial selection
Selective breeding
A positive reason(s) to genetically modify (GMOs) foods include...
Produce larger fruits
Make pest resistant vegetables
Produce foods that grow faster
All of these are positives of GMOs
A concern(s) about genetically modified foods (GMOs) include..
Risk to human health
Loosing the original genetic line of the food source
May be harmful to ecosystems
All of these are valid concerns
