GMOs

What is a GMO?

• An organism with foreign DNA
• An organism missing genes
• Epigenetics
• A genetically identical organism

Current U.S. law requires labeling on all GMO products.

• True
• False

GMO stands for 

• Genetically modified organism
• Genetically made organism
• Generally made organ
• Generically moderated organism

GMOs can be 

• plants only
• animals only
• plant and animal
• none of these

A benefit of GMOs is that..

• they are creating super bugs.

• They are producing more crops.

• There is not enough research.

• They are changing natural ecology.

A con of GMOs is that

• They are creating herbicide tolerant crops.

• There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have.

• There is higher crop production.

• They require fewer materials to grow crops.

The U.S. has placed a ban on GMOs.

• True

• False

The top genetically modified food is

• Soy

• Cotton

• Corn

• Canola

The USDA is the only federal label on food to identify non GMO, the others are private labels.

• True

• False

A reason that the food industry is modifying organisms is

• Larger Organism

• To make it more appealing

• To give it a longer shelf life

• All of the above