Samples stored in gene banks such as seed banks, living laboratories, and frozen

Question

Samples stored in gene banks such as seed banks, living laboratories, and frozen zoos are known as ______.

A. Deposits

B.  Accessions

C. Subjects

D.  Collections

________ is the use of living organisms or their products to clean up the environment, improve human health, and provide more nutritious and disease-free food.

A. Genetic engineering

B. Biotechnology

C. Bioremediation

D. Biodegradation

What is the way to maintain biodiversity while encouraging protection of the existing environments?

A. By cloning endangered and extinct species

B. By means of the gene bank

C. By using metagenomics

D.  By introducing stacked traits

All of the following items are included in a genetic construct for insertion into a plant genome except

A. A promoter

B. A gene(s)

C. An operator

D. A selectable marker

Genetically modified plants currently under production and on the market exhibit all of the following traits except

A. RoundUp ready

B. Bt toxin

C. Virus resistance

D. Beta-carotene synthesis

A. Deposits

B.  Accessions

C. Subjects

D.  Collections

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1). D. Collections

2). B. Biotechnology

3). B. By means of the gene bank

4). D. A selectable marker

5). A. Round Up ready

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