GMO's

GMOs can be

• plants only

• animals only

• plant, animal, and bacteria

• plant and animal only

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GMO stands for 

• Genetically modified organism

• Genetically made organism

• Generically made organ

• Generically modified organism

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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

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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 would be a negative side of genetically modified foods?

• Lower cost of production.

• Long-term health effects, such as possible allergies to proteins not found in foods before GMO’s.

• Ability to produce more food in less time.

• Ability to grow more nutritious food in less time.

All of the following are advantages of GMO's except

• pest resistant crops

• more nutritional foods

• unknown long term health effects

• creating more human insulin

One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is

• reduce the need for pesticides

• they are not regulated by the government

• the concern about safety to consume

• they can cause food allergies

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Genetically modified crops offer all of the following advantages except:

• We no longer need to use herbicides.

• Reduce water usage

• Shorten growing seasons.

• Increased yields  

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.