Genetic Engineering - Mastery Ticket

What is Genetic Engineering?

• the manipulation of an organism’s genes
• a change in an organism's genes
• a random and abrupt disruption to DNA
• the manipulation of an organism's appearance

Which of the following is this an example of: Cotton designed to resist pests and pesticides.

• Genetic engineering
• Cloning
• Fashion enhancement
• Government control

Which of the following is this an example of: Rice modified to have more Vitamin A

• Genetic engineering
• Cloning
• Government control
• Natural selection

Humans with genetic diseases can have a gene inserted into their body using a virus. This is called:

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• DNA fingerprinting

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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

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Why aren't more scientists using gene modification?

• Because they are poor
• Because they are lazy
• Because of ethics and morality
• Because of how long it takes

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If you want to change an organism a lot in a short amount of time which method would be the best?

• Selective Breeding
• Animal husbandry
• Gene Therapy
• Gene Modification

Genetic engineering has been used to produce

• medicines.
• food animals.
• improved crops.
• all of these.

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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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