GMO Quiz

What are some potential risks associated with the use of GMOs?

• GMOs have no potential risks

• Increased crop yield, reduced need for pesticides, and improved nutritional content.

• Potential environmental impact, potential health risks, ethical concerns, and impact on biodiversity.

• GMOs are always beneficial

What is the main purpose of creating GMO plants?

• To reduce the cost of water

• To make plants colorful

• To insert specific genes for desired traits

• To increase the size of the plants only

What potential risk is associated with the genetic modification of plants?

• Reduction in crop size

• Improvement in taste only

• Introduction of toxins or allergens

• Decrease in nutritional value

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What was the first genetically modified food approved for public consumption in the USA?

• FLAVR SAVR Tomato

• Golden Rice

• Bt Corn

• Soybean

Which organization regulates the health and environmental safety standards for GM crops in the United States?

• EPA, FDA, and USDA

• WHO

• CIA

• FBI

What percentage of US adults believe that eating GMO foods is worse for one's health?

• 60%

• 75%

• 30%

• 49%

What is the main environmental benefit of growing GMO crops?

• Reduced pesticide use

• Increased use of land

• Higher water usage

• Increased use of non-renewable resources

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is the main cause of childhood blindness in developing countries that GMO 'Golden Rice' aims to combat?

• Excessive sugar consumption

• Vitamin A deficiency

• Calcium deficiency

• Lack of protein

Which type of GMO crop reduces the need for tilling the soil?

• High-yield crops

• Herbicide-tolerant crops

• Pest-resistant crops

• Drought-tolerant crops

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Organisms engineered to contain foreign DNA that the organism could not obtain in traditional breeding which is usually done to introduce a beneficial trait.

• Environment

• Genetic Traits

• Adaptation

• Genetically Modified Organism (GMO's)