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Biotechnology and Ethics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class

Date

Issues that refer to people’s moral values or the code of conduct by which they live

Social issues

Legal issues

Cultural issues

Ethical issues

Ethics deals only with factual statements.

True

False

Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another

Facts

Alternatives

Values

Arguments

True or False there is no “right” or “wrong” answer on ethical decision making.

True

False

the creation of genetically identical organisms

Bioremediation

Cloning

Gene Therapy

Tissue Culturing

GMO stands for

Genetically Made Organism

Growing More Organisms

Genetically Modified Organism

Growing Many Organisms

What applications can gel electrophoresis be used for?

Parental Testing

Criminal Investigations

Sequence Endangered Species DNA

All of the above

Which DNA fragment bands move faster and farther in a gel electrophoresis?

there is no way to tell

the largest ones

the smallest ones

none of these

In preparation for an electrophoresis procedure, enzymes are added to DNA in order to

convert the DNA into gel

cut the DNA into fragments

change the color of the DNA

produce longer sections of DNA

10.

Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

natural selection

selective breeding

genetic engineering

genetic transformation

11.

A gene that comes from the different organism to make a GMO can best be described as...
(ex: gene from corn placed into a tomato plant)

cisgenic

transgenic

12.

Which is a use of genetically engineered bacteria?

making human insulin

DNA fingerprint for blood left at a crime scene

producing corn that is resistant to herbicides

13.

Who is the father?

Dad 1

Dad 2

Dad 3

can not be determined

14.

This diagram shows the DNA fingerprints of a common ancestor of Deer Species. Which deer species is most related to the common ancestor

15.

Bob was found dead in his home. Crime scene analysis showed signs of a struggle. Blood was collected from the crime scene, the victim, and three suspects. Which suspect likely committed the crime?

Sue

Lisa

John

None of these

16.

Which of the following involves ethics?

Passing a law to allow more crops to be grown per acre in a given area.

Passing a law to allow doctors to euthanize humans who are terminally ill.

Passing a law to increase fines for people texting while driving.

Passing a law to decrease speed limits in an area of frequent accidents.

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Biotechnology and Ethics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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