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100

  • What does genetic engineering involve changing?

    • A. Gender

    • B. Genes 

    • C. Gentleness

    • D. Generics

B. Genes

100

  • What type of cities are very large, with over 10 million people?

    • A. Urban villages

    • B. Mega-cities

    • C. Metropolises

    • D. Tech hubs

  • B. Mega-cities

100

This means that your future is already planned and meant to happen.

  • A. Luck

  • B. Destiny

  • C. Choice

  • D. Success

  • B. Destiny

100

All humans share 99.9% of their DNA.

True or False?

True

100

The first cloned mammal was a ________ named Dolly, created in 1996.
She was cloned from an adult cell and lived for 6.5 years.

A. Pig

B. Rat

C. Sheep

D. Dog

C. Sheep

200

 What is the term for choosing a baby’s traits before birth?

  • A. Natural selection

  • B. Genetic mutation

  • C. Designer babies

  • D. Cloning

  • C. Designer babies

200

  • What is the name for food made from plants whose DNA has been changed?

    • A. Organically modified food

    • B. Altered food

    • C. Genetically modified food

    • D. Evolutionized food

  • C. Genetically modified food

200

  • What is the full set of a person’s genes called?

    • A. Gene pool

    • B. Human genome

    • C. DNA bank

    • D. Mutation chart

  • B. Human genome

200

Designer babies are currently legal in 12/50 U.S states

True or False?

False. 

A federal law prohibits the FDA from considering any applications involving genetically modified human embryos, making such practices illegal.

200

Genetically modified crops are used in ~______ countries around the world.
Common GM crops include corn, soybeans, and cotton.

A. 70

B. 80

C. 90

D. 100

A. 70

300

  • What do we call it when a copy of an organism is made using the same DNA?

    • A. Mutating

    • B. Adapting

    • C. Cloning

    • D. Vaccinating

  • C. Cloning

300

  • What do we call small machines or tools made from atoms and molecules?

    • A. Robotics

    • B. Nanotechnology

    • C. Macro-tools

    • D. Bioengineering

  • B. Nanotechnology

300

What word means to predict something that may happen in the future?

  • A. Clone

  • B. Destiny

  • C. Foresee

  • D. Control

  • C. Foresee

300

If uncoiled, the DNA in one human cell would be about 2 meters long.

True or False?

True

That means the total DNA in your body could stretch from the Earth to the Sun and back—hundreds of times!

300

_________ is/are a genetically modified crop created to help fight vitamin A deficiency.

A. Clementines

B. Golden rice

C. Soy beans

D. Blue corn

B. Golden rice

400

  • What do we call editing genes to prevent disease?

    • A. Gene therapy

    • B. Vaccination

    • C. Immunology

    • D. Evolution

  • A. Gene therapy

400

  • What does GMO stand for?

    • A. Genetic Management Organization

    • B. Gene Modification Operation

    • C. Generic Modal Operative

    • D. Genetically Modified Organisms

D. Genetically Modified Organisms

400

  •  What is a very fast increase in the number of people in an area called?

    • A. Birth rate

    • B. Population explosion

    • C. Urban expansion

    • D. Human boom

  • B. Population explosion

400

The first known gene-edited babies were born in 2018 in China

True

400

Many medicines today, including insulin, are produced by genetically modified ________.

A. Blood cells

B. Metals

C. Molecules

D. Bacteria

D. Bacteria