GMO's: Good or Bad?

GMO stands for 

• Genetically modified organism
• Genetically made organism
• Generically made organ
• Generically modified organism

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GMOs can be

• plants only

• animals only

• plant, animal, and bacteria

• plant and animal only

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The purpose of selective breeding is to 

• Get bigger animals
• get smaller animals
• create animals with desirable traits
• create animals with bad traits

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What does bio mean?

• copy
• imitation
• life
• fake

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What is genetic engineering?

• Manipulation/addition of genes
• Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits
• Cross-pollinating two crops
• Harvesting stem cells

What is NOT a reason to genetically modify plants? 

• To make the plants poisonous to insects
• Make plants drought resistant 
• To produce fewer plants
• Improve the nutrition of food grown

What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals?

• Produce more meat

• Figure out how to make Spiderman

• Modifying your kids to make them more awesome

• New genes are needed to create new species

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What is risk of GMOs?

• Radioactive
• Food that taste too good
• throw an ecosystem off balance
• produce too much food

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Can biotech foods cause allergic reactions in some people?

• Yes, but only if people eat large quantities of the biotech food.
• Yes, if the biotech food contains a gene from a food known to cause an allergic reaction.
• No. Biotech foods are hypoallergenic.
• No, because food allergies are psychological and not physical.

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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.
• One or two genes with traits that improve something about the plant.
• A better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.

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