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EFP 240: 3B p52-53 Reading comprehension and vocabulary
EFP 240: 3B p52-53 Reading comprehension and vocabulary
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Changing the DNA of food is making a
revolution
in food production. Food is better and stronger now. Revolution means...
to go around
fruits and vegetables are evolving
a very big change
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Paragraph C: Genetic engineering and genetic alteration use the same techniques (ways) to change food
True
False
3
Paragraph A: Critics, people who are against an idea, are afraid that....
biotech foods are too expensive
biotech foods are too big compared to their original size
biotech foods are low quality
biotech foods are being sold before understanding their effects
4
Paragraph C - In the past, breeders could only breed plants and animals that were similar to each other.
False
True
5
Paragraph A: Thanks to the food revolution, food is now:
better quality and more nutritious (more vitamins and minerals)
contaminated with diseases
there is no change
lower quality and less nutritious
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"Most corn has its genes modified by scientists to make them strong against insects. " --> Modified here means _______
protected
traits
changed
saved
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C- Now, we can move just a few genes between very different species. In the past, only 1000s of genes could be moved
False
True
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According to paragraph D, are biotech foods safe?
Scientists don't know
No
Yes, according to research today
They cause cancer
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Paragraph B: What method did people use for thousands of years to change the genetic traits of plants?
they turned a wild tomato into a big tomoato
people have only changed plants' genetic traits recently
keep seeds from the best crops and breed plants to make them sweet and big
They used special tools and machines to change plant DNA
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Which food below has the most nutritional value?
oranges
candy bar
Pepsi
water
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Some examples of biotech foods mentioned in paragraph C are:
corn, soybeans, and cotton
weeds, insects, and disease
rat genes and lettuce
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Paragraph B: What are biotech foods?
Food that is made by robots
Food that comes from plants and animals that had their DNA changed
Food that is thousands of years old
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Paragraph C: Nowadays, genes can be moved between plants and animals that are not similar (eg put rat DNA into lettuce)
True
False
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Nutritional
value of food->Fruits and veg are very
nutritious
. Junk food is not.
Nutrition/nutritional/nutritious
means:
related to vegetables and fruits
how unhealthy food is
related to junk food
how healthy food is
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Paragraph B: The genetic alteration (changing DNA) of plants is something new. People could not do it 100 years ago.
True
False
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Paragraph C: What is the purpose of genetic alteration, both in the past and now?
to transfer thousands of genes at a time
make organism stronger/better by using useful genes from another organism
to grow more weeds
to use related plants
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A _____ is a characteristic that comes from something's DNA. For example, its size, color, shape, etc
conventional
modified
trait
nutritional
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The title "The Battle for Biotech" implies that...
there is controversy over biotech foods
everyone agrees that biotech foods are good
everyone agrees that biotech foods are bad
different companies are fighting over biotech
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_____ is similar in meaning to despite, nevertheless, however, or although
traits
revolution
notwithstanding
nutritional
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When you do things the "normal" or traditional way, you are doing it in a _________ way
conventional
modified
revolution
nutritional
