Biotechnology Quiz

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1.

What is biotechnology? How would you explain biotechnology to a friend? (Click on the link to get some information).
2.

Describe three ways that biotechnology can help people live better lives in a healthier world.
3.

Biotechnology is about…
- A.
  
  ROCKS AND SOIL
- B.
  
  PLANTS
- C.
  
  SUN AND STARS
4.

You can find genes…
- A.
  
  AT ANY HARDWARE STORE
- B.
  
  IN MOST RESTAURANTS
- C.
  
  IN GARBAGE DUMPS
- D.
  
  IN LIVING THINGS
5.

What fractional part of the earth is available for growing food?
- A.
  
  1/2 OF THE CORE
- B.
  
  1/4 OF THE PEEL
- C.
  
  1/8 OF THE APPLE
- D.
  
  1/16 OF THE CORE
- E.
  
  1/32 OF THE PEEL
6.

Does biotechnology help people reduce their use of pesticides?
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
7.

Does biotechnology help people produce more food on the same amount land?
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
8.

Does biotechnology help the earth produce more nutritious food ?
- A.
  
  TRUE
- B.
  
  FALSE
9.

Scientists using biotechnology have developed a type of cotton plant that…
- A.
  
  PRODUCES TALLER COTTON PLANTS
- B.
  
  PROTECTS ITSELF FROM THE LARVAE
- C.
  
  PRODUCES COTTON IN DIFFERENT COLOURS
10.

In the future, “Golden Rice” could help fight…
- A.
  
  BLINDNESS
- B.
  
  DEAFNESS
- C.
  
  DIABETES
- D.
  
  ARTHRITIS
11.

Which of these scientists studies genes and how traits are inherited?
- A.
  
  NUTRITIONIST
- B.
  
  GENETICIST
- C.
  
  ENTOMOLOGIST
- D.
  
  AGRONOMIST
- E.
  
  CHEMIST

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