The GMObelus Test

What process has had the greatest effect on the genetic makeup of modern crops?
1. Genetic engineering
2. Selective breeding
The first plant to be genetically engineered was:
1. Arabidopsis
2. duckweed
3. alfalfa
4. tobacco
5. bentgrass
What was the first GM crop approved for cultivaton?
1. corn (maize)
2. cotton
3. tomato
4. soybean
5. canola
When did crops become resistant to herbicides?
1. After the introduction of Bt corn (maize) in 1997
2. After the introduction of Roundup-ready soybeans in 1996
3. When herbicides were first invented.
Human intervention is required to transfer genes between species.
1. Yes
2. No
On average, how long does it take to develop a new engineered crop and release it for cultivation?
1. 20 years
2. 10 years
3. 5 years
4. 1 year
Tomato paste from engineered tomatoes is no longer available in Britain, because:
1. The tomatoes caused organ damage in rats.
2. The tomato paste caused allergic reactions in humans.
3. Consumers rejected paste made from the tomatoes
4. Regulations were changed, which made it impossibly expensive to grow the tomatoes in the European Union.
StarLink corn (maize) and foods made from it were pulled from the market because:
1. it caused allergic reactions in humans.
2. the pollen killed Monarch butterflies.
3. it was only approved for animal feed.
What country has approved the greatest number of GMOs for food and feed?
1. USA
2. Japan
3. South Korea
4. Australia
The farmers who derive the greatest direct benefits from engineered crops are those in:
1. wealthy developed nations.
2. nations with lax regulations
3. resource-poor farmers in developing nations.
What are popular reasons for farmers to purchase engineered seeds?
1. increased yields
2. decreased input costs.
3. reduced management time
4. reduced soil erosion
5. all of the above.
How many published studies have concluded that engineered crops are safe for production and consumption?
1. 50+
2. 100+
3. 200+
4. 400+
Engineered potatoes have been developed in the US, but are not grown there, because:
1. they caused stomach lesions in lab rats.
2. they caused damage to biodiversity.
3. consumers rejected them.
4. French fry manufacturers rejected them.
Food crops with the 'Terminator' gene:
1. produce sterile seed.
2. prevent piracy of patented seed.
3. prevent spreading of genes to other crops or plants.
4. all three of the above.
5. do not exist.
By 2008, field trials of engineered plants which had been conducted in the US totaled roughly:
1. 2,300
2. 6,300
3. 12,300
4. 14,300
By 2008, the number of field trials of GMOs that had been conducted in the European Union totaled roughly:
1. 200
2. 400
3. 1,400
4. 2,400
Engineered wheat is not grown anywhere, because:
1. consumers would not accept it.
2. growers would reject it.
3. it would destroy biodiversity.
4. wheat exporting/importing corporations rejected it.
The number of farmers who have been sued because engineered pollen or seed got into their fields by accident total roughly:
1. 50
2. 100
3. 300
4. zero
Biotechnology corporations control the food supply, by:
1. forcing farmers to buy GM seed.
2. suing farmers because GM seeds or pollen accidentally fall on their crops.
3. patenting their seeds.
4. not labeling GM products.
5. none of the above.
Large Scale Biology Corporation developed a wide variety of plants for the production of pharmaceuticals at lower cost. The company folded, because:
1. physicians would not prescribe the pharmaceuticals.
2. patients would refuse to take pharmaceuticals that come from GM plants.
3. health insurance companies refused to cover the cost of pharmaceuticals from GM plants
4. there was no incentive to produce pharmaceuticals at lower cost.
GM crops cannot 'feed the world', because
1. there's already enough food.
2. infrastructure, such as transportation and storage, are lacking.
3. people think it can't be done, and some will do nearly anything to make sure it doesn't happen.

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