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Worksheet Angele Faith Perez

The document is a worksheet on GMOs and GM foods, including multiple-choice questions and information on three genetically modified species: Golden Rice, Soybean, and Tomato. It highlights the benefits of GMOs, such as improved farm profitability and increased yield, while also addressing concerns about long-term health effects, genetic contamination, and corporate control. The worksheet serves as an educational tool for understanding the complexities surrounding GMOs.

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Worksheet Angele Faith Perez

The document is a worksheet on GMOs and GM foods, including multiple-choice questions and information on three genetically modified species: Golden Rice, Soybean, and Tomato. It highlights the benefits of GMOs, such as improved farm profitability and increased yield, while also addressing concerns about long-term health effects, genetic contamination, and corporate control. The worksheet serves as an educational tool for understanding the complexities surrounding GMOs.

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Worksheet 5 – GMOs and GM Foods

Name: Angele Faith B. Perez


Section: BTVTED DT 1-A

PART 1 - MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. B – genetically modified organism
2. C – genetic engineering
3. D – All of these
4. C – selective breeding
5. D – All of these
6. D – It may cause unwanted residual effects on human health and the environment
7. A – They improve farm profitability and make some farmers' jobs easier
8. C – One or two additional genes
9. C – It has no effect on your genes
10. C – No, they are neither better nor worse than foods from conventional crops
11. C – I, II, III
12. D – All of these

PART 2 - THREE GM SPECIES


GM Specie Genetic Modification Characteristics
Golden Rice Insertion of genes from daffodils and a bacterium
Produces beta-carotene to combat Vitamin A deficiency
Soybean Insertion of herbicide-resistant genes from bacteria
Can tolerate herbicide use, increasing yield
Tomato Gene silencing to delay ripening Longer shelf life and reduced spoilage

PART 3 - ISSUES AGAINST GMOs AND GM FOODS


1. Uncertain long-term health effects on humans and the environment due to limited studies.
2. Risk of genetic contamination through cross-pollination, affecting biodiversity and organic crops.
3. Corporate control and ethical concerns – fear of monopolies and exploitation of small-scale farmers.

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