GMO Quiz

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GMO stands for

Genetically Modified Organism

Government Modified Organization

Generalized Modified Observation

Guarenteed Mobile Operation

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How are genes put into new organisms

Plasmids from the Agrobacterium tumefaciens bacteria

Pistal Method

Gold insertion

Shutgun Method

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Which one of these is least likely to be a GMO crop food when you eat it

Corn

Papaya

Soy

Squash

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No one has ever shown allergies were caused by GMOs

Tačno

Netačno

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How does improved insect resistance help people?

Increased Yields

Decreased insecticide resistance

Decreased viral resistance

Fewer different types of crops planted

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Which of these is NOT a product from a GMO?

Spider silk

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Insuilt

Cancer-causing drugs

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What best describes Bill Nye's position on GMOs?

He always thought they were safe

He changed his mind after learning more

He has never thought they were safe

Has no opinion

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Put the steps of making a GMO crop into order

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
3rd Step		Determine which trait to improve
1st Step		Indentify the gene to put into the organism
4th Step		Put the new gene into an organism using bacterial plasmids or a particle gun
2nd Step		Grow and test the GMO in a green house

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Which of these is an actual negative of GMO crops that has been demonstrated to occur

Use fewer chemicals

More food with less land

Allergies

Unitended consequences like decreased monarch butterfly populations

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Why is Potato Blight is important in US history

It shows that a variety of crops is best

More than 1 million people died in Ireland in the 1840s leading so many to come to the US

So many people came from Russia in the early 1900s

The Irish brought potatoes and invented French fries

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Potatoe late rot is caused by what kind of organism

Bacteria

Insect

Fungus

Virus

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The GMO Papayas were helpful because

They don't get a virus that was destroying Papaya plants

They code for a gene that makes Vitamin E

They let Papaya grow well in Southern California

They make insect-resisting proteins

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This organization has said that GMOs are dangerous

Non GMO Project

National Academies of Science, Medicine and Engineering

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Medical Association

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Insect Resistant Eggplants

Hurt the environment

Let kids work on farms more safely

Need farmers to use more chemicals

Cost lots more money

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Golden Rice

Help people, espeically kids, get more vitamin A and minerals in their diets

Are called golden because they were developed by the Golden Gene Company

Have been shown to cause injury to people and animals

Help people, especially kids, get more gold in their diets

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Why do scientists think people first grew teosinte?

So that they could eat corn on the cob

Because it is a type of grass

Because they heat it up and it popped just like pop corn

Because it was golden and had vitamin A

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The Ranger Russet Potato

Was made by cross-breeding

Is a GMO food that results in fewer cancer-causing chemicals made during cooking

Is used only for animals

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Which GMO crop main difference is better nutrition compared with non-GMO crops

Blue potatoes

GMO corn

Golden Rice

Insect resistant eggplant

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Explain how GMO crops are made in your own words.

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GMO Quiz

GMO stands for

How are genes put into new organisms

Which one of these is least likely to be a GMO crop food when you eat it

No one has ever shown allergies were caused by GMOs

How does improved insect resistance help people?

Which of these is NOT a product from a GMO?

What best describes Bill Nye's position on GMOs?

Put the steps of making a GMO crop into order

Which of these is an actual negative of GMO crops that has been demonstrated to occur

Why is Potato Blight is important in US history

Potatoe late rot is caused by what kind of organism

The GMO Papayas were helpful because

This organization has said that GMOs are dangerous

Insect Resistant Eggplants

Golden Rice

Why do scientists think people first grew teosinte?

The Ranger Russet Potato

Which GMO crop main difference is better nutrition compared with non-GMO crops

Explain how GMO crops are made in your own words.

Explain whether you think GMOs are good or bad. Make sure you explain why you think this.

GMO stands for

How are genes put into new organisms

Which one of these is least likely to be a GMO crop food when you eat it

No one has ever shown allergies were caused by GMOs

How does improved insect resistance help people?

Which of these is NOT a product from a GMO?

What best describes Bill Nye's position on GMOs?

Put the steps of making a GMO crop into order

Which of these is an actual negative of GMO crops that has been demonstrated to occur

Why is Potato Blight is important in US history

Potatoe late rot is caused by what kind of organism

The GMO Papayas were helpful because

This organization has said that GMOs are dangerous

Insect Resistant Eggplants

Golden Rice

Why do scientists think people first grew teosinte?

The Ranger Russet Potato

Which GMO crop main difference is better nutrition compared with non-GMO crops

Explain how GMO crops are made in your own words.

Explain whether you think GMOs are good or bad. Make sure you explain why you think this.