Overview
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organisms
True or False: GMO's make production cost cheaper for farmers.
TRUE
Are there potential risks with the production and usage of GMO's?
Yes
Name one of the mentioned GMO crops
Golden Rice, cotton, apples, corn, and canola
Name the of the three categories of what can be classified as a GMO.
Plants, animals, or microbes
What benefit do GMO's have on the shelf life of food?
They extend the shelf life.
List one of the key risk categories that are associated with GMOs.
Human health, environmental, and socioeconomic
Golden rice was developed to increase what vitamin deficiency?
Vitamin A
True or False: GMO's can be inserted and deleted into organisms.
TRUE
How do GMO's create drought resistance within crops?
They allow them to grow without as much water.
True or False: If a GMO crop is growing on a farmer's land, it means it was planted there?
FALSE
True or False: GMO cotton is less tolerant to harsh conditions.
FALSE
Name one of the medical uses that GMO's can be used for.
Diabetes, Lack of vitamins, Hepatitis B, HPV, or COVID-19
How do GMO's help with the lifestyle of farmers?
They allow for less inputs, so farmers don't have to spend as much time producing the crops.
List two of the guaranteed health risks associated with GMO's.
Trick question... Health risks are longer term that haven't been confirmed or speculative.
What makes golden rice have the yellow color?
It's combined genetic material with daffodils.
GMO's are known for contributing to higher yields in crops... what does that mean?
It allows for more crops to be harvested within one unit of land.
What disease has been studied through GMO mosquitoes?
Malaria and Zika
List the two companies that hold an oligopoly over seed production in GMO patents.
Bayer and Corteva
Come up with your own example of an GMO.
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