No Cap, Just Crops
non-gmo ingredients
What is organic?
GMO's are created by injecting chemicals into food after it is harvested.
False, genetic engineering occurs before the seed is ever planted.
the full complement of genetic information that an organism inherits from it's parents
What is a genome?
the use of biological processes in industrial production
What is biotechnology?
Ranks #1 in the U.S. with over 400 different crop and livestock commodities.
What is California?
medicine to kill herbs that try to grow on food/environment; also kills insects
What are herbicides/pesticides?
GMO's have bombarded the produce section of the grocery store. It is difficult to avoid GMO fruits and vegetables.
False; there are only 10 approved varieties of GMO plants, 5 of which can be found in the produce section.
moving genes
What are transgenic genes?
Genetic "problem"
What is a mutation?
These factors give CA its diverse production areas.
What is topography, climate, weather conditions, soil and available water?
organism whose DNA has been altered by the introduction of gene to be produced faster and made more resistant
What is genetically modified food?
If I purchase food labeled with the USDA Organic seal, I know these products did not grow from a GM seed.
True!
genetic problems disabling someone
What is mutation?
genetically crossing two organisms to breed what people want
What is cross/selective breeding?
What are Almonds, Milk/Dairy products and Chickens?
Traditional Crop Modification
Genetic Engineering
Genome Editing
are all types of what?
What are types of GMO's?
The bulk of GM crops that are harvested in the US are for the use of livestock feed.
True; GM field corn, alfalfa, soybeans, and the by-product of sugar beets and cotton, are all used to feed livestock.
the insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder
What is gene therapy?
New genome editing method that gives scientists more precise and targeted ways to develop new crop varieties.
What is CRISPR?
These crops are exclusively grown in California. (Name at least 3)
Almonds, Artichoke, Celery, Figs, Nectarines, Olives, Garlic, Grapes/Raisins, Kiwi, Melons, Peaches, Pistachios, Walnuts, Plums
Plants that were improved through artificial selection processes like cross breeding, hybridization, or mutagenesis.
What are non GMOs?
Health studies about the safety of consuming GM crops are less than 30 years old.
True, GM crops have only been in production since 1996.
An international collaborative effort to map and sequence the DNA of the entire human genome
What is human genome?
a DNA molecule made in vitro with segments from different sources
What is recombinant DNA?
How many production regions do we have in CA?
What is 8?