Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 1 (10 MCQs)

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1. 18) What would be a direct benefit of biotechnology to agriculture in a time of severe drought?

Correct Answer: B) Genetically modifying crops to be resistant to changes in weather.

2. Gregor Mendel mixed different types of peas to bring out their desirable traits. This is called:

Correct Answer: D) Selective breeding.(Hybridization).

3. The United Nations is very interested in food biotechnology because it will:

Correct Answer: B) Provide more food to feed a growing population.

4. Biotech foods look and taste the same as traditional crops. The difference is that biotech food

Correct Answer: C) Has One or two genes that improve something about the plant.

5. Oil spills are a recognized problem. What oil spill led to todays biodegradation of oil?

Correct Answer: B) Exxon Valdez spill.

6. Molly removes a stem and leaves from a plant and puts it in soil, hoping to grow a new plant from?

Correct Answer: C) Cuttings.

7. A lab attempts to create a transgenic pig. How can they tell if they were truly successful?

Correct Answer: C) The pig's offspring inherit the new gene.

8. What do the these industrial products have in common: vitamins, antibiotics, acids, and glues?

Correct Answer: C) They are all sources ofenergy.

9. 12) What would be a negative side of genetically modified foods?

Correct Answer: B) Long-term health effects, such as possible allergies to proteins not found in foods before GMO's.

10. Stillage contains protein, oil and water and can be used as:

Correct Answer: B) Animal feed.