ACT Science WarmUp #2

According to Tables 1 and 2, Bt Toxin is most closely correlated with which of the following allergens?

• Peanut

• Pollen

• Wheat

• Both Peanut and Wheat

Based on the information in Tables 1 & 2, which of the following allergens creates the most severe allergic reaction in humans?

• Peanut

• Pollen

• Wheat

• Cannot be determined with the given information

What was the likely purpose of the two sets of experiments?

• To determine whether genetically-modified foods contributed to allergic reactions

• To determine whether allergenic substances are successfully digested

• To determine whether transgenic substances have the same amino acid sequences as allergens

• To determine the impact that wheat allergen has on pollen and peanut allergens

Which of the following protein types in Experiment 1 would be digested in the stomach, but not in the intestine?

• Glyphosphate Tolerance

• Bt Toxin

• Pollen Allergen

• None of the above proteins

What is a possible explanation for the fact that the results for pollen in Experiment 1 contradict that experiment’s prediction of what would result in an allergenic substance?

• The fact that pollen comes from a plant substance, rather than animal substance

• The fact that pollen is inhaled rather than absorbed through the stomach

• The fact that it is not successfully degraded in both SGF and SIF

• The fact that it is an allergenic rather than a transgenic substance

A scientist carrying out a version of Experiment 2 found a newly discovered transgenic protein that carried the following partial amino acid sequence, with each letter as an abbreviation of an amino acid:

ACQGHIPDNRKC

Which of the following allergen sequences of amino acids would the transgenic protein contain?

• AQHPNK

• CQGRKC

• GHINRK

• HIPDNR