What is the main ethical question in biotechnology? / ¿Cuál es la principal cuestión ética en la biotecnología?

Is it right or wrong to modify organisms?

What does polyploidy mean in plants? / ¿Qué significa la poliploidía en las plantas?

Having many sets of chromosomes

What is genetic privacy? / ¿Qué es la privacidad genética?

The right to keep DNA information confidential

What is CRISPR used for? / ¿Para qué se utiliza CRISPR?

Cutting and pasting genetic information

What are GM crops?¿Qué son los cultivos transgénicos?

Crops modified to have better traits

What is a clone? ¿Qué es un clon?

An organism that is an exact genetic copy of another

What is gene therapy? / ¿Qué es la terapia génica?

A treatment that changes a gene to fix a disorder

What does "transgenic" mean? ¿Qué significa "transgénico"?

An organism containing genes from another species

What is a transgenic animal? ¿Qué es un animal transgénico?

An animal that has genes from another species

What is recombinant DNA? ¿Qué es el ADN recombinante?

DNA taken from one organism and inserted into another

What is biotechnology? ¿Qué es la biotecnología?

The application of technology to living organisms

What is selective breeding? ¿Qué es la cría selectiva?

Allowing only organisms with desired traits to reproduce

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What is the main ethical question in biotechnology? / ¿Cuál es la principal cuestión ética en la biotecnología?
Is biotechnology faster than natural evolution?
Is it right or wrong to modify organisms?
How much money should be spent on research?
Should scientists study DNA?
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What is HGH (human growth hormone) used for? / ¿Para qué se utiliza la HGH (hormona de crecimiento humana)?
To create stronger muscles in newborns
To help plants grow larger
To modify genetic traits in animals
To treat pituitary dwarfism
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(Practice) Who is the best teacher? ¿Quién es el mejor maestro?
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What does polyploidy mean in plants? / ¿Qué significa la poliploidía en las plantas?
Shrinking due to genetic changes
Having many sets of chromosomes
Losing chromosomes
Having one set of chromosomes
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What is genetic privacy? / ¿Qué es la privacidad genética?
The right to keep DNA information confidential
A way to prevent genetic mutations
The ability to choose your genetic traits
A rule that only doctors can analyze DNA
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What is CRISPR used for? / ¿Para qué se utiliza CRISPR?
Cutting and pasting genetic information
Cloning entire organisms
Making cells grow faster
Mixing DNA between different species
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What are GM crops?¿Qué son los cultivos transgénicos?
Crops modified to have better traits
Crops only grown in laboratories
Crops grown without any genetic changes
Crops that cannot be eaten
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What is a clone? ¿Qué es un clon?
An organism with half the DNA of its parent
An organism that is an exact genetic copy of another
An organism that mutates on its own
An organism created by selective breeding
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What is gene therapy? / ¿Qué es la terapia génica?
A way to remove harmful genes permanently
A treatment that changes a gene to fix a disorder
A process to stop mutations from occurring
A method to add extra genes to an organism
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What does "transgenic" mean? ¿Qué significa "transgénico"?
A hybrid species created in a lab
An organism that cannot reproduce
An organism containing genes from another species
An organism that has extra chromosomes
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What is a transgenic animal? ¿Qué es un animal transgénico?
An animal cloned from another animal
An animal that has been selectively bred
An animal that has genes from another species
An animal that does not produce offspring
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What is recombinant DNA? ¿Qué es el ADN recombinante?
DNA that has been rearranged within the same organism
DNA that has been broken down and repaired
DNA that has been completely removed
DNA taken from one organism and inserted into another
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What is biotechnology? ¿Qué es la biotecnología?
The study of plant biology
The process of making new species
The application of technology to living organisms
The cloning of animals
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What is selective breeding? ¿Qué es la cría selectiva?
Using technology to alter DNA
Creating new species from scratch
Modifying genes in a laboratory
Allowing only organisms with desired traits to reproduce

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