Genetic Engineering

Which of the following could be used as a vector for a human gene?

• Bacterial Plasmid

• Bacteria

• A mitochondria

• mRNA

In which ways can genetic engineering can improve crops

• Make them pest or drought resistant

• Make them more nutritious

• Make them larger

• All answers are correct

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Corn and rice are two of these most genetically modified crops in the US.

• true
• false

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When DNA is manipulated and moved from one source to another it is known as

• genetic engineering
• electrophoresis
• gene therapy
• GMO

Making changes in the DNA of an organism is

• selective breeding
• artificial selection
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation

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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

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Someone has a wild cat breed with a house cat in order to have a cat that looks wild but is more gentle. This is__.

• Genetic Modification
• Gene Therapy
• Animal Husbandry
• Selective breeding

Choosing which organisms can have offspring is_____.

• Selective Breeding
• Gene Modification
• Gene Therapy
• Animal Husbandry

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Biotech foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that biotech food has

• fewer calories.
• the addition of specific minerals.
• genes with traits that improve something about the plant.
• a better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.

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What is a GMO?

• An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

• An organism missing a chromosome

• Epigenetics

• A genetically identical organism

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