SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

QUIZ #3 – SET C
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: SCIENCE, HEALTH & POLITICS

Name:________________________________________ Date:___________________ Score: ________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Executive Order No. 430 of 1990
Cartogena Protocol on Biosafety
Write E if the answer is not in the choices. (10 items) The Codex Alimentarius Commission
Cloning
_____1. CEEH stands for: Administrative Order No. 8 s. 2002
Executive Order No. 514
A. Central Ecogenetics and Environmental Health
B. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health
C. Common Environments and Ecogenetical Health _______________________________11. Regulates the Importation
D. Common Ecogenetics and Environment Health and Release into the Environment of Plants and Plant products
_____2. NCBP stands for: derived from the Use of Modern Biotechnology.
A. National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines _______________________________12. It was established in 2003.
B. National Conference Bar Philippines _______________________________13. Formulates policies on
C. National Conference on Biosafety of the Philippines biotechnology and oversees compli-ance to biosafety policies.
D. National Committee on Business Products _______________________________14. The asexual reproduction
_____3. Bacterial genes were added to the __________ to enhance of an organisms using parent cell through genetic engineering.
the production of vinblastine. _______________________________15. Issued to address the
A. Bt Corn C. Blue Roses biosafety requirements of the Cartogena Protocol and establishment
B. Periwinkle Plant D. Shrub Tobacco of the National Biosafety Framework (NBF).
_____4. An antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria wascreated in _____.
A. 1974 C. 1947 MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. There are two statements in each
B. 1993 D. 1973 number. These statements may neither be true nor false, or both true,
_____5. The genetically engineered insulin used by Type I diabetes or both false. Read and analyze the following statements and write
patients who are insulin-dependent the letter of the correct answer in the space provided (5 items)
A. Humalog C. Novolog A. Both statements A and B are correct.
B. Apidra D. Humulin B. Statement A is correct, and B is incorrect.
_____6. 3 of which are potential benefits of GMOs except: C. Statement A is incorrect, and B is correct.
A. Control in Infertility C. Increase in Harvest D. Neither statement A nor B is correct.
B. Higher efficiency in farming D. Control in Fertility _____16. A. Enzyme and drug production refers to the employment of
_____7. _____________ has been with the human society since engineered microbes capable of producing enzymes for food
selective breeding was introduced to humankind and when animals processing and pharmaceuticals.
were domesticated. B. Genetic engineering is being used extensively in the
A. Genetic Engineering C. Genetics medical field to diagnose and treat diseases that are dreaded by
B. Genetically Modified Organisms D. Both A and B humans.
_____8. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines GMO as an _____17. A.Through papaya tissue, which proved to be resistant to
organism, either plant, animal, or microorganism, in which genetic the virus itself, the PRSV protein was transferred to the papaya plant.
material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by B.The papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is known to be benign
mating or natural recombination. What is the genetic material being to papaya plants.
altered? _____18. A. Flowers with preserved colors and longer vase lives are
A. Deoxyribonucleic Acid C. Deoxynucleic Acid examples of how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are used in
B. DNA D. Both A and B flower production.
_____9. Who authored the bill on the mandatory labelling of food and B. Paper production is the process of maintaining a tree's
food products with GMOs? traits to increase its yield of paper.
A. Rep. Teddy Casiño C. Rosalie Ellasus _____19. A. The long-term effects of genetic engineering concerns
B. Jack Williamson D. Senator Juan Flavier involving organism mutation are clear.
_____4. __________ is an example of genetically modified organisms B. As a result of altered genes, eating GMO food may
that has higher yield in growth that normal species. increase the occurrence of allergy reactions or even cause the
A. BT Corn C.Rainbow Papaya development of new ones.
B. Golden Rice D. Both B and C _____20. A. Increase growth rate describes genetically modified
organisms with a higher growth yield than native species.
II. IDENTIFICATION. Identity what is being asked on the following B. one apple variety called arctic apple, which was
question. Choose from the word pool inside the box. Write your genetically modified to prevent browning from surface damage, is one
answer on the space provided. (5 items) example of cosmetic preservation.
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QUIZ #3 – SET C
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: SCIENCE, HEALTH & POLITICS