Farming, GMO's and Agriculture - CGC 1D | 1P | 1L

Organic farmers can be charged with a crime if inspectors find GMO seeds in their crops.

Scientists transfer genes from one organism to another to create organic vegetables.

Loss of farmland through _________ is one of the issues facing Canadian Agricultural Sector.

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Worms and bees are ______ for soil biology.

80% of corn is genetically modified at this point...

The growing season is when the temperature is _______ and above.

GMO can have a ______ effect on people's health. Food Inc. discussed these issues.

High topography, or land that is at a higher elevation is ideal for farming.

A viral disease that affects cows, resulting in them being destroyed, is called:

To penetrate the plant cells, scientists use _____ to inject foreign DNA.

The four factors which affect farming / agriculture in Canada are:

Food that produces it's own pecticide.

E. Coli is a _____ that lives inside ____ normally, but in large amounts is _____ to people.

________ started in Asia and made it's way over to North America, causing panic in cities.

Bees are pollinators.  They spread pollen from one plant to another so plants have have babies.

GMO's can be engineered to ________ diseases, which increases _____ yield.

Farming without damaging soils and environment and water is:

GMO stands for:

Organic food is thought to be _____ and _____ than GMO food.

What happens to chickens that have tested positive for Bird Flu?

Organic farming is:

.Genes from an Arctic Flounder were transferred to tomatoes to provide them frost protection.

Cows fed on a diet of corn grow _____ faster than when they eat _____.

Cows are meant to eat _____ not _____.