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The major threat that GM foods pose to human health is: Select one: a. heart disease b. allergic reactions c. nervous system dysfunction d. cancer 2. What crops constitute the greatest proportion of GM crops grown in the world? Select one: a. corn and soybeans b. cotton and rapeseed c. tomatoes and strawberries d. potatoes 3. Which of the following is true in regard to labeling of GM foods? Select one: a. the U.S. currently does not require labeling of GM food b. there are no international trade agreements stating that exporters must label/disclose all GM foods to importers c. it is EASY to detect <1% of GM contamination, making labeling of GM foods simple d. all of the above 4. Opponents of GM food often refer to it as: Select one: a. Boo-berry b. Count Chocula c. Frankenfood d. Franken-berry 5. GM crops have genes added to them that confer the following advantages: Select one: a. greater nutritional value b. pest resistance c. herbicide resistance d. drought tolerance e. all of the above 6. When were GM foods first available for public consumption? Select one: a. 1960s b. 1970s c. 1990s d. 2000s 7. GM foods are criticized because they pose threats to: Select one: a. human health b. the environment c. the economy d. all of the above 8. Which of the following GM foods was produced by adding genes increasing beta-carotene (vitamin A), which may reduce malnutrition and hunger in Africa? Select one: a. Diamond Soybean b. Crazy Corn c. Beautiful Broccoli d. Golden Rice 9. Which of the following U.S. government agencies is responsible for regulation of GM foods? Select one: a. FDA b. EPA c. USDA d. all of the above 10. Which of the following has played a large role in the development of GM foods? Select one: a. Monsanto b. Greenpeace c. P.E.T.A. d. European Union 11. A gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis when introduced into plants, such as corn, confers resistance to what? Select one: a. drought b. insect pests c. weeds d. viruses 12. Which of the following is NOT an environmental threat in cultivation of GM crops? Select one: a. increased use of pesticides and herbicides b. gene transfer to wild, non-GM crops c. insect pests becoming resistant to the chemical defenses of GM crops d. unintended harm to insects that are not pests of crops 13. Which of the following genes may aid in reducing the possibility of cross-pollination between GM and non-GM crops by creating sterile seeds? Select one: a. Darth Vader b. Freddy Krueger c. Terminator d. Robocop 14. Which of the following statements are true? Select one: a. vaccines are being created from GM fruits b. crops can be frost resistant by adding cold-water fish genes c. GM plants are being created to absorb environmental pollutants d. all of the above 15. Which of the following countries produces the largest percentage of GM crops? Select one: a. France b. U.S. c. China d. Argentina e. Canada

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          The major threat that GM foods pose to human health is:
Select one:
a. heart disease
b. allergic reactions
c. nervous system dysfunction
d. cancer

2. 
What crops constitute the greatest proportion of GM crops grown
in the world?
Select one:
a. corn and soybeans
b. cotton and rapeseed
c. tomatoes and strawberries
d. potatoes

3. 
Which of the following is true in regard to labeling of GM foods?
Select one:
a. the U.S. currently does not require labeling of GM food
b. there are no international trade agreements stating that
exporters must label/disclose all GM foods to importers
c. it is EASY to detect <1% of GM contamination, making
labeling of GM foods simple
d. all of the above

4. 
Opponents of GM food often refer to it as:
Select one:
a. Boo-berry
b. Count Chocula
c. Frankenfood
d. Franken-berry

5. 
GM crops have genes added to them that confer the following
advantages:
Select one:
a. greater nutritional value
b. pest resistance
c. herbicide resistance
d. drought tolerance
e. all of the above

6. 
When were GM foods first available for public consumption?
Select one:
a. 1960s
b. 1970s
c. 1990s
d. 2000s

7. 
GM foods are criticized because they pose threats to:
Select one:
a. human health
b. the environment
c. the economy
d. all of the above

8. 
Which of the following GM foods was produced by adding genes
increasing beta-carotene (vitamin A), which may reduce malnutrition
and hunger in Africa?
Select one:
a. Diamond Soybean
b. Crazy Corn
c. Beautiful Broccoli
d. Golden Rice

9. 
Which of the following U.S. government agencies is responsible
for regulation of GM foods?
Select one:
a. FDA
b. EPA
c. USDA
d. all of the above

10. 
Which of the following has played a large role in the
development of GM foods?
Select one:
a. Monsanto
b. Greenpeace
c. P.E.T.A.
d. European Union

11. 
A gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis when
introduced into plants, such as corn, confers resistance to
what?
Select one:
a. drought
b. insect pests
c. weeds
d. viruses

12. 
Which of the following is NOT an environmental threat in
cultivation of GM crops?
Select one:
a. increased use of pesticides and herbicides
b. gene transfer to wild, non-GM crops
c. insect pests becoming resistant to the chemical defenses of
GM crops
d. unintended harm to insects that are not pests of crops

13. 
Which of the following genes may aid in reducing the possibility
of cross-pollination between GM and non-GM crops by creating
sterile seeds?
Select one:
a. Darth Vader
b. Freddy Krueger
c. Terminator
d. Robocop

14. 
Which of the following statements are true?
Select one:
a. vaccines are being created from GM fruits
b. crops can be frost resistant by adding cold-water fish
genes
c. GM plants are being created to absorb environmental
pollutants
d. all of the above

15. 
Which of the following countries produces the largest percentage
of GM crops?
Select one:
a. France
b. U.S.
c. China
d. Argentina
e. Canada

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The major threat that GM foods pose to human health is: Select one: a. heart disease b. allergic reactions c. nervous system dysfunction d. cancer 2. What crops constitute the greatest proportion of GM crops grown in the world? Select one: a. corn and soybeans b. cotton and rapeseed c. tomatoes and strawberries d. potatoes 3. Which of the following is true in regard to labeling of GM foods? Select one: a. the U.S. currently does not require labeling of GM food b. there are no international trade agreements stating that exporters must label/disclose all GM foods to importers c. it is EASY to detect <1% of GM contamination, making labeling of GM foods simple d. all of the above 4. Opponents of GM food often refer to it as: Select one: a. Boo-berry b. Count Chocula c. Frankenfood d. Franken-berry 5. GM crops have genes added to them that confer the following advantages: Select one: a. greater nutritional value b. pest resistance c. herbicide resistance d. drought tolerance e. all of the above 6. When were GM foods first available for public consumption? Select one: a. 1960s b. 1970s c. 1990s d. 2000s 7. GM foods are criticized because they pose threats to: Select one: a. human health b. the environment c. the economy d. all of the above 8. Which of the following GM foods was produced by adding genes increasing beta-carotene (vitamin A), which may reduce malnutrition and hunger in Africa? Select one: a. Diamond Soybean b. Crazy Corn c. Beautiful Broccoli d. Golden Rice 9. Which of the following U.S. government agencies is responsible for regulation of GM foods? Select one: a. FDA b. EPA c. USDA d. all of the above 10. Which of the following has played a large role in the development of GM foods? Select one: a. Monsanto b. Greenpeace c. P.E.T.A. d. European Union 11. A gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis when introduced into plants, such as corn, confers resistance to what? Select one: a. drought b. insect pests c. weeds d. viruses 12. Which of the following is NOT an environmental threat in cultivation of GM crops? Select one: a. increased use of pesticides and herbicides b. gene transfer to wild, non-GM crops c. insect pests becoming resistant to the chemical defenses of GM crops d. unintended harm to insects that are not pests of crops 13. Which of the following genes may aid in reducing the possibility of cross-pollination between GM and non-GM crops by creating sterile seeds? Select one: a. Darth Vader b. Freddy Krueger c. Terminator d. Robocop 14. Which of the following statements are true? Select one: a. vaccines are being created from GM fruits b. crops can be frost resistant by adding cold-water fish genes c. GM plants are being created to absorb environmental pollutants d. all of the above 15. Which of the following countries produces the largest percentage of GM crops? Select one: a. France b. U.S. c. China d. Argentina e. Canada

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00:02 All right, we have a lot of questions here to answer, so let's get to it.

00:06 Number one, the major threat that the gm foods, excuse me, so genetically modified foods, posed to human health, and our choices are heart disease, allergic reactions, nervous system dysfunction, or cancer, and typically the biggest concern that most people would have is be allergic reactions, because with genetically modified foods, there may be new components in a food that somebody is not suspecting that they're actually allergic to or might not even know they're allergic to.

00:36 And yet they're eating something that typically they wouldn't have a reaction to.

00:40 So now that new genetic component from something that would cause a reaction is present and obviously can do harm.

00:47 So b, allergic reactions would be the best answer.

00:50 Number two, what crops constitute the greatest proportion of gm crops grown in the world? and we have a, corn and soybeans, b, cotton and rapeseed, seed, seed, tomatoes, and strawberries.

01:00 Or deep potatoes, and still, the largest gmo crop is going to be corn and soybeans.

01:07 In fact, i think it's soybeans in first place and then corn in second place.

01:11 Number three, which the following is true in regard to the labeling of gm foods.

01:16 We have a, the u .s.

01:18 Currently does not require labeling of gm food.

01:20 B, there are no international trade agreements stating that exporters must label or disclose.

01:24 All gm foods are importers.

01:26 C, it's easy to detect less than 1 % of gm contamination, making label of gm.

01:30 Gm food simple or d all the above.

01:33 And the best option here is going to be c.

01:36 There actually are regulations in place now.

01:38 That's why we can eliminate a.

01:40 There's still fairly mild regulations, but as we move forward, more and more regulations are coming to pass because more people have an awareness of gm foods and have concerns about them.

01:54 So c, it's easy to detect less than 1 % of gm contamination, especially with all the technology that we have present.

02:02 All right, number four, opponents of gm food often refer to it as, and we have booberry, calchocula, frankenfood, or frankenberry.

02:10 Well, three of these are cereals, which, you know, kids enjoy.

02:15 But the correct answer is going to be c, frankenfood.

02:19 And of course, they refer to that.

02:21 In a derogatory sense, you know, frankenstein being something that man -made, frankenfood, again, being a monstrous creation.

02:30 That genetic engineers have come up with.

02:33 Number five, gm crops have added genes to them that confer the following advantages, greater nutritional value, be pest resistance, c, herbicide resistance, d drought tolerance, or e, all of the above.

02:46 And all of those are benefits, so we're going to go with e.

02:50 Number six, one more gm foods first available for public consumption.

02:54 We have the 60s, the 70s, the 90s, and the 2000s.

02:58 And our correct answer here is going to be c, the 90s...

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