Biotechnology

How does the biotechnology industry benefit North Carolina?

• Many new, high paying jobs are created

• The average salary of the worker in NC decreased.

• New technologies being developed are too expensive for people here to afford.

• State budget increases from the construction of new facilities.

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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.

North Carolina has over 400 biotechnology companies. How would the economy most likely change if that number were reduced by half?

• The economy would decline because of job loss.

• The economy would suffer as funding for research decreases.

• The economy would increase due to an increase in production.

• The economy would improve when the government offers assistance.

Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?

• finding evidence of crimes

• making new medicines to cure sicknesses

• discovering the cause of hereditary diseases

• breeding better varieties of crops and livestock

Which of the following is when an organism's DNA is duplicated?

• Cloning

• Artificial Selection

• Genetic Engineering

Which of the following is when an organism is bred for desired traits?

• Cloning

• Artificial Selection

• Genetic Engineering

Selective breeding (Artificial Selection) is a technique that is used to

• give all organisms a chance to reproduce

• produce offspring with certain desirable traits

• produce organisms from extinct species

• keep farm crops free of all mutations

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Some farmers currently grow genetically engineered crops. What would be an argument against the use of this technology?

• it increases crop production

• it produces insect-resistant plants

• it always results in crops that do not taste good

• its long-term effects on humans are still being investigated

Which of these is biotechnology most likely not going to be used in?

• Agriculture

• Genetics

• Medicine

• Mining

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What type of job could a person who studies biotechnology in college have? **(check all that apply)**

• Create new medicines and vaccines

• Create disease/pest resistant crop varieties

• Work in a forensic lab testing crime scene evidence

• Create environmentally friendly ways to clean up pollution

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