gmo foods and food labeling

Question 1

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard defines bioengineered foods as those that contain

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detectable genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) techniques and for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature

Question 2

GMOs are bodified through ____ recombinnat deoxyribonucleic acrid (rDNA) techniques

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In vitro

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recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid is aka

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rDNA

Question 4

the first gm crop was created in 1983 by and it was a made bby using

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monsanto, tobacco plant resistant to the antibiotic kanamycin made by using agrobactrtium tumefaciens

Question 5

some GMO uses are

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herbicide tolerance and the ability to resist attack by insects, viruses, and funguses, etc.

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an example of herbicide tolerant crops are

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soybeans- genetically- modified herbicide “round-up” resistant

Question 7

“Roundup Ready” crops are

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plants tolerant of the herbicide commonly referred to as “roundup ready” after the name brand

Question 8

other herbicide tolerant crops that have been approved for _food__ ___ and/or__

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food feed cultiv

Question 9

just because that they have been approved does not mean that they are on the market and/or in the produts we eat true or false?

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true

Question 10

insect resistant crop example

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BT corn

Question 11

BT corn

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corborer pest resistent. produces its own insecticide (common soil bacterium) delta endo toxin.
bt gene is inserted into corn to produce a protein that protects the corn plant from feeding by corn borrers.

Question 12

golden rice

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contains beta-carotein used to make vitamin a. need 16 pounds of golden rice every day to get sufficient vitamin a. used to combat vitamin a deficiency in certain countries.

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most snutrient enriched crops

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are in feed crops for livestock. many of these types are in research phases and are NOT FDA approved

Question 14

traits being modified for include

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pest, weed, virus and fundus resistance, nutritional value, increased yield, color, prolonged freshness (decreased spoilage) and climate resisitance (high heat, low water).

Question 15

Flavr Savr Tomato

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the 1st FDA approved GM crop for human consumption (1994) modified for delayed ripening/spoiling.

Question 16

Artic Apples

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approved in 2015 yellow apples, modified to be non-browning.

Question 17

aquaadvantage salmon- aquabounty tecnologies.

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growth hormone-regulating gene from chinook calmon wiht a promoter gene from ocean pout were added to the atlantic salmon. salmon can grow year round rather than just the spring and summer.
reachers market size faster 16-18 months rather than 3 years.
FDA approved in 2015- took a few years.
2020 first harvesy of aquaadvantage salmon at the aqua bounty farm in indiana

Question 18

new gm crops inclued pink grow pineapple and insct resistant eggplant. explain

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pink glow=gene from tangering available in the us and canada. insectresistant eggplant only grown in bangla desh (2014) and is not imported to theu s.

Question 19

Brassica oleracea was selected for certain attributes to create abunch of vegetables like

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cabbage, brussels sprouts kholrabi, kale broccoli and cauliflower.

Question 20

modern corn developed

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from selcted genese of the orgine teosinte plant.

Question 21

Brassica oleracea was selected for certain attributes to create abunch of vegetables like

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cabbage, brussels sprouts kholrabi, kale broccoli and cauliflower. cia selective breeding

Question 22

the process by which humans breed animals/plants by selective choosing which males reproduce with which females in order to develop particular traits/phenotypes is called

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selective breeding (artificial selection) ex corn wild cabbage (brocooli, kale, cualiflower) and domesticated dogs

Question 23

how is GMO differen from Hybridization/cross-breeding?

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GMO=forceing genes from one species into an entirely unrelated species.
genetic engineering= forecfully breaches the naturally-occuring barriers between species.
cross-breeding/ hybridization- two related species have been done without ill effects for centuries

Question 24

if it’s not organic is it genetically modified?

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no, not all organic foods are not genetically modified.

Question 25

conventional farming techniques prevent a product from being called organic, even if the crop itself is not genetically modified, true false

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true

Question 26

there are not many farming tehcniques, by-producrs and additives that are used in conventionally farming not permitted for organic certified true false

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false there are mant

Question 27

GMO labeling in usa and eu

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usa= august 2016 companies must disclose wheter their product contains gm ingredients
eu= european unition= more than 0.9% of ingredients from a gm source must be labeled and each ingredient must indicate either “genetically modified” or “produced from genetically modified”

Question 28

nongmoproject.org= an

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=an independent agency

Question 29

the national bioengineered food disclosure law

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the standard requires bioengineered foods are appropriately disclosed through text, symbol, elctronic or digital link and/or text message. additional oprtions such as phone number or web adress are available to small food manufacturers for small and very small packages.

Question 30

t/f you can not determine if produce is organic, conventional, or gmo by the digits on the stickers,

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false you cana determine if produce is organic, conventional or gmo by the digits on the stickers. 5 digit start with 9=organic 4 start with 4= conventional 5 starting with 8=gmo