The Man Who Defused the Population Bomb
Interview with Herman Brockman about GMOS
NSF
100
According to the article, which of the following countries did Borlaug NOT teach his agricultural techniques?
India, Mexico, Africa, or the Philippines
Philippines
100
Which of the following states are NOT currently working on a GMO labeling initiative?

Washington, Minnesota, California, Florida

Florida
100
What percentage is the efficiency of photosynthesis?
5 percent
200
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Green Revolution?
Reliable harvests, Aid Developed Countries, Decreased output, or Reduced Pesticide Use
Reliable harvests
200

Herman Brockman described one of the down sides of the Green Revolution. Which one of these is that down side?

Water Scarcity, The use of GMOS, High use of fertilizers

Water scarcity
200
What is the funded project, "EPP" 's research aiming to do?
Adapt and engineer the protein structures into crop plants to minimize photorespiration and boost yield (carboxysomes)
300
By 2006, about how many bushels of corn per acre did the typical farm produce?
24 bushels per acre, 60 bushels per acre, 155 bushels per acre, 210 bushels per acre
155 bushels per acre
300
What are 3 main fertilizers used by farmers across the world? 
Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium
300
What did Janet Allen, Director of the BBSRC's say about what photosynthesis efficiency can do?

Increasing the amount of food crop or energy biomass a plant can produce from the same amount of sunlight

400
In 1999, the Atlantic Monthly estimated how many lives that Borlaug saved with developing-world extension agents?
One billion human beings
400
What are two major GMOs that Herman deemed acceptable?
Roundup Ready, and Bt toxin
400
What project involve increasing the availability of carbon dioxide that will inhibit photorespiration?

MAGIC (Multi-Level Approaches for Generating Carbon Dioxide)

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