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. Write E if

Executive Order No. 430 of 1990
the answer is not in the choices. (10 items) Cartogena Protocol on Biosafety
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
Cloning
_____1. An antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria was created in _____. Administrative Order No. 8 s. 2002
A. 1974 C. 1947 Executive Order No. 514
B. 1993 D. 1979
_____2. CEEH stands for: _______________________________11. The asexual reproduction of an
A. Central Ecogenetics and Environmental Health organisms using parent cell through genetic engineering.
B. Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health _______________________________12. Regulates the Importation and
C. Common Environments and Ecogenetical Health Release into the Environment of Plants and Plant products derived from the
D. Common Ecogenetics and Environment Health Use of Modern Biotechnology.
_____3. Who authored the bill on the mandatory labelling of food and food _______________________________13. It was established in 2003.
products with GMOs? _______________________________14. Formulates policies on
A. Rep. Teddy Casiño C. Rosalie Ellasus biotechnology and oversees compli-ance to biosafety policies.
B. Jack Williamson D. Senator Juan Flavier _______________________________15. Issued to address the biosafety
_____4. The genetically engineered insulin used by Type I diabetes requirements of the Cartogena Protocol and establishment of the National
patients who are insulin-dependent Biosafety Framework (NBF).
A. Humalog C. Novolog
B. Apidra D. Humulin
_____5. NCBP stands for: III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. There are two statements in each
A. National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines number. These statements may neither be true nor false, or both true, or
B. National Conference Bar Philippines both false. Read and analyze the following statements and write the letter of
the correct answer in the space provided (5 items)
C. National Conference on Biosafety of the Philippines
A. Both statements A and B are correct.
D. National Committee on Business Products
B. Statement A is correct, and B is incorrect.
_____6. __________ is an example of genetically modified organisms that
C. Statement A is incorrect, and B is correct.
has higher yield in growth that normal species.
D. Neither statement A nor B is correct.
A. BT Corn C.Rainbow Papaya
_____16. A. Increase growth rate describes genetically modified organisms
B. Golden Rice D. Both B and C
with a higher growth yield than native species.
B. _____7. 3 of which are potential benefits of GMOs except:
B. One apple variety called arctic apple, which was genetically
A. Control in Infertility C. Increase in Harvest
modified to prevent browning from surface damage, is one example of
B. Higher efficiency in farming D. Control in Fertility
cosmetic preservation.
_____8. Bacterial genes were added to the __________ to enhance the
_____17. A. Flowers with preserved colors and longer vase lives are
production of vinblastine.
examples of how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are used in flower
A. Bt Corn C. Blue Roses
production.
B. Periwinkle Plant D. Shrub Tobacco
B. Paper production is the process of maintaining a tree's traits to
_____9. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines GMO as an
increase its yield of paper.
organism, either plant, animal, or microorganism, in which genetic material
_____18. A.Through papaya tissue, which proved to be resistant to the
has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural
virus itself, the PRSV protein was transferred to the papaya plant.
recombination. What is the genetic material being altered?
B.The papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is known to be benign to
A. Deoxyribonucleic Acid C. Deoxynucleic Acid
papaya plants.
B. DNA D. Both A and B
_____19. A. Enzyme and drug production refers to the employment of
_____10. _____________ has been with the human society since selective
engineered microbes capable of producing enzymes for food processing
breeding was introduced to humankind and when animals were
and pharmaceuticals.
domesticated.
B. Genetic engineering is being used extensively in the medical
A. Genetic Engineering C. Genetics
field to diagnose and treat diseases that are dreaded by humans.
B. Genetically Modified Organisms D. Both A and B
_____20. A. The long-term effects of genetic engineering concerns
involving organism mutation are clear.
II. IDENTIFICATION. Identity what is being asked on the following question. B. As a result of altered genes, eating GMO food may increase
Choose from the word pool inside the box. Write your answer on the space the occurrence of allergy reactions or even cause the development of new
provided. (5 items) ones.