Mod 9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is module 9 all about
Biodiversity
A treasure house of life
The philippines
The philippines host a staggering _____km² of coral reefs around its coast.
25,000
Are a collection of species endemic to the west visayan faunal region which includes the islands of negros, panay, masbate, guimaras, ticao and Cebu
West visayan big 5
In what year is the united nations international year of biodiversity where the greatest opportunity ever for biodiversity to get its steady place on the international agenda.
2010
What are the ways by which human introduced alien species into the environment
Human colonization in new areas
Horticulture and agriculture
Accidental transport
Genetic engineering or biotechnology
Uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for a specific use
Biotechnology or genetic engineering
Are living beings that have had their genetic code tweaked in some way
Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
What happens in GMOs
A gene is inserted into the DNA of a single cell. As the cell divides, the gene will be in every cell.
Over hundreds of years farmers have been breeding one plant called ______into dozens of different varieties
Brassica oleracea
The first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted all license for human consumption.
Flavr Savr Tomato
Mice that have been genetically engineered to glow in the dark
Glow in the dark mice
An international agreement which aims to ensure the safe hand, transport and use of living modified organism (LMOs)
Cartagena protocol on biosafety
