Genetic Engineering/Selective Breeding

A farmer has bred his pineapple plants from the sweetest pineapples in his last harvest to get even sweeter pineapple plants next time. What is this an example of?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding or artificial selection

• Extinction

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Which process is involved in selective breeding?

• Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference

• Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation

• Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.

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Which process is involved with genetic engineering?

• Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference

• Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation

• Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.

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Which of these is an example of a genotype?

• Bb or BB

• Brown hair

• Green eyes

• Short heighth

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Which of these is an example of a phenotype?

• Ff

• FF

• ff

• Brown fur

Which of the below genotype(s) would show the DOMINANT trait of Brown hair?

• Bb

• bb

• BB

• BOTH BB and Bb would express the dominant trait

Genetically engineered foods look and taste the same as regular foods. The only difference genetically modified foods has is

• fewer calories

• the addition of certain minerals

• genes with traits that improve something about the plant

• a better chance at surviving a frost during the growing season

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Inserting a gene for bioluminescence (glowing) into fish is an example of...

• Genetic engineering

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Selective breeding

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A positive reason(s) to genetically modify (GMOs) foods include...

• Produce larger fruits

• Make pest resistant vegetables

• Produce foods that grow faster

• All of these are positives of GMOs

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A concern(s) about genetically modified foods (GMOs) include..

• Risk to human health

• Loosing the original genetic line of the food source

• May be harmful to ecosystems

• All of these are valid concerns

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