How They're Made
GMO's on the shelf
Culprits of GMO's
Politics of GMO's
Potpourri
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what is the genetically modified food that was featured in Food Inc. and became a patented type of crop
What is, the Soy Bean Sullivan, Barbra M. "What Are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods?" Human Genome Project Information. N.p. 5 November 2008. Web 28.2011
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1.This hormone increases the cows’ size so it is able to produce more milk. Cows have received many effects from this hormone such as lameness and mastitis. Humans are basically consuming theses hormones along with the animal. A) The Gastrin Hormone B) The Somatostatin Hormone C) Recombinate Bovine Hormone
What is c, Recombinate Bovine Hormone (Arvanitoyannis, Dona 171)
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This company was first to alter a plant cell
What is Monsanto
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It is believed that GMO's can help cure this
What is world hunger Braun, Richard. "People's Concerns About Biotechnology: Some Problems And Some Solutions." Journal Of Biotechnology 98.1 (2002): 3. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Dec. 2011.
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Genetic modification of crops involves the insertion of this a. amino acids b. genes c. codines d. DNA
What is b. genes Plumb, Jenny A., Michael J.C. Rhodes, and Anna M. lampi. "Photosterols in plant foods: Exploring content, data distribution and aggregated values using an online bioactive database." Journal of food Composition and Analysis 24.3 (2011): 111-114. Print
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Who was the Austrian Friar who first experimented with pea plants to study heredity? a. Hugo de Vries b.Erich Van Lichtenstein c. Gregory Johann Mendel
What is c. Gregory Johann Mendel Fedoroff, Nina V. "The Past, Present and Future of Crop Genetic Modification." New Biotechnology 27.5 (2010): 461-465. Print.
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Genetically modified foods can dangerous because of this A) Because a toxic gene coding has been placed into the product B) Undamaging substances C) Both A and B
What is A) Because a toxic gene coding has been placed into the product (weirich 130)
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This company changed it's name to Pharmecia Corporation a. Sygenta b. Astra zenica c. Monsanto
What is c, Monsanto
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in 1998 did this to a grant to help research genetically modified foods a. passed b. denied
What is b. denied Kirchhoff, Sue. "The Scorched-Earth Politics Of Federal Farm Research." CQ Weekly 58.19 (2000): 1041. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Dec. 2011.
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The content considers consuming genetically modified foods to be dangerous.
What is Africa (Blatt 89)
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This device is designed fro plant transformation and injects plant cells with new genetic information a. Tungsten b.Gene Gun c. Nail Gun
What is b, Gene gun Chrispeels, Maarteen J. Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology. Boston: Jones and barlett Publishers, 2003. Print.
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3.This product was recalled in September of 2000 because the genetically modified corn was not endorsed for humans to consume A) Taco Shells B) Syrup C) Corn Chips
What is a, Taco Shells (Smith 89)
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Monsanto illegally dumped chemicals in a quarry near a village called Groes-faen, which is located here a. Mexico b. Whales c. New Jersey
What is b Whales
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PLanned to commercialize it's soy bean in Brazil before causing a big uproar
What is Monsanto Jepson, W.E. "Globalization And Brazilian Biosafety: The Politics Of Scale Over Biotechnology Governance." Political Geography 21.7 (2002): 905. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Dec. 2011.
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many Countries protest the use of GMO's true or false?
What is True many countries refuse the se of GMO's even when they are suffering due to lack of food.
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This is not and effect of genetic engineering in crops a. cold tolerance b. nutrition c. water resistance d. drought tolerance
What is c, Cisgenesis LeVine, Harry. "Genetically Modified Organisms." "Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook." Santa Barbra: ABC-Clo Publication, 2006. 45-51
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Over 1 million chickens have been killed to stop spreading this disease. ___________________
What is bird flu http://www.farmsanctuary.org
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Sygenta: Admitted to distributing unapproved this from 2001 to 2004. They were fined 1.5 million by the EPA.
What is corn
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This plant is now grown year round because of early testing on GM crops a. corn b. potatoes c. tomatoes
What is c. tomatoes Weasel, Lisa H. Food Fray, Inside The Controversy Over Genetically Modified Food. New York: Amacom Books, 2009. Print.
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On May 23, 2003, President Bush proposed an Initiative to End Hunger in what country using genetically modified (GM) foods.
What is Africa Smith, Jeffrey M. Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating. [Fairfield, Iowa]: Yes!, 2003. Print.
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To allow for successful breeding of genetically modified crops, genes must be artificially transfered between organisms in this process a. Transgenesis b. Cisgenesis
What is b, cisgenesis Cancino-Madariaga, Beatriz, Carlos F. Hurtado, and Rene Ruby. "Effect of pressure and pH ammonium retention for nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes to be used in recurlation aquaculture systems (RAS). Agricultural Engeneering 45.3 (2011): 103-108. Print.
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This spray was used in order to take the gypsy moths off of the genetically engineered foods, in Vancouver and Washington State. 500 people were affected by this spray. A) RID spray B) Bt spray C) Methyl Bromide
What is b, BT spray (Smith 41)
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Monsanto was founded in 1901 by John F Queney, and his inspiration for the name came from here a. his mother's maiden name b. his wife's middle name c. his father's hometown
What is b. his wife's middle name
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In the wild, this makes the plant produce damaging tumours. But geneticists can extract these tumour-causing genes from the bacteria, rendering them harmless, and replace them with genes for useful traits, such as pest resistance or herbicide tolerance. a. ecoli b. agrobacteria tumefaciens c. indobacteria fluresent
What is b. agrobacteria tumefaciens . Parrillo, Vincent N. Encyclopedia of Social Problems. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2008. Print.
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The producer and director of Food INC
Who is Robert Kenner
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