Gmo and Environment

What was the first purposefully genetically modified crop?

• Flavor Savor Tomatoes

• Hurculex I Corn

• Knockout Corn

• Endless Summer Tomatoes

In what year were GMO seeds first available commercially in the US?

• 1984

• 1989

• 1996

• 1998

What is the reason farmers cultivate GMO crops?

• Increase Yields

• Decrease Pesticide Input Costs

• Save Time

• All of the Above

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In how many countries are GMO crops now cultivated?

• 9

• 18

• 25

• 34

• 56

In which country are the most GMO crops grown?

• China

• Brazil

• Argentina

• United States

• Canada

What percent of foods in U.S. supermarkets are estimated to contain one ingredient that is derived from GMO crops?

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

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What is the most popular GMO crop cultivated in the United States?

• Corn

• Soybean

• Cotton

• Squash

What do biotechnology companies call the process of genetically manipulating plants by adding multiple genes for the same or different traits, such as higher yield and herbicide tolerance?

• Trait Stacking

• Genetic Retooling

• DNA-lift

• gattacazation

What flower leant a gene to rice to synthesize the production of beta carotene in 'golden rice'?

• Tulip

• Daffodil

• Rose

• Sunflower

• Freesia

What is the concern of anti-GMO activists in Europe and the United States?

• Unforeseen long-term effects of genetic manipulation

• Genetic manipulation in humans as a result of consuming GMO food

• Control of food supply by a small number of seed producers

• Insufficient testing of GMO crop side effects

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