Question

Which of the following medicines are produced in genetically modified organisms?

		antibiotics, hormones, and vaccines
		antihistamines, hormones, and vaccines
		aspirin, antibiotics, and hormones
		histamines, hormones, and vaccines

The general role of macrophages in the innate immune system is to

		produce antibodies.
		engulf foreign particles and pathogens.
		stimulate the function of T cells.
		slow down the inflammatory response.

Which of the following are questions of biology?(can be multiple)

		What are the shared properties that make something ""alive""?
		What factors led to the origins of the universe?
		How did the diversity of living things arise and how is it continuing to change?
		How do various living things function?

Which of the following bodies of water would be called groundwater?

		a lake
		an aquifer
		a stream
		the ocean

A common source of plasmids for genetic engineering is

		animals.
		plants.
		bacteria.
		viruses.

Which body structure(s) can provide a chemical barrier against disease?(can be multiple)

		respiratory epithelium
		capillary epithelium
		skin
		digestive epithelium

Free nucleotides are added at the replication fork of DNA using the enzyme

		RNA polymerase.
		DNA ligase.
		DNA polymerase.
		DNA helicase.

Water hyacinth is an example of:

		A non-renewable resource
		A one-time invasive species turned into a sustainable economic venture
		A potentially medicinal species that is now extinct
		A never ending ecological disaster

Species richness is defined as

		the population size of a particular species relative to other species.
		the distribution patterns of all species in a community.
		the amount of resources available to a species.
		the number of different species in a community.

Which of the following would be an example of parthenogenesis?

		Fragmentation of a sea star.
		Spore formation by a moss.
		Development of a turkey from an unfertilized egg.
		Sex change in an adult fish.

The two major divisions of land plants are

		aquatic and terrestrial.
		nonvascular and vascular.
		seedless and seed bearing.
		acarpal and carpal.

All humans need a basic understanding of scientific principles: (can be multiple)

		To be able find reliable sources and notice bias
		To be able to make more educated choices about their healthcare
		To determine when private corporations are exploiting natural resources in manners that destroy ecosystems or cause disease
		To contribute to important moral and social decisions with a true understanding of what is at stake

Answer 1

1. Antibiotics, hormones and vaccine are produced in gmos.

2.role of macrophages is to engulf foreign particles and pathogen.

3.option 1,3,4 are correct

4. An aquifer

5 Bacteria is a common source of plasmid for GE.

6. Respiratory and digestive epithelium provides chemical barrier by secretion of mucus and HCl.

7.DNA polymerase

8.A one time invasive species turned into sustainable economic venture

9. Species richness is number of different species in a community

10.Development of turkey from an unfertilized egg is parthenogenesis.

11. Seedless and seed bearing are two major division of land plants.

12. 2,4 are correct