TRANSGENIC PLANT QUIZ

gene for ALS (acetolactate synthase)

gene for GS (glutamine synthase)

gene for EPSPS (5-enol-pyruvyl shikimat 3 phosphate synthase)

any of the above

herbicide resistance

none of these

Bt insect resistance toxin

increased methionine content

expression of two PR proteins provides some protection against a few pathogens

expression of one PR protein provides high levels of protection against many pathogens

these provide no protection at all against pathogens

these proteins trigger the production of other antimicrobial defenses

none of these

traditional plant breeding

transgenic technology

mutant selection

different, also different

identical, different

different, identical

plants cannot be derived from somatic tissue

herbicide resistance

a vaccine against the bacterium

a plastic

a pharmaceutical product

combines genetic material from different species

combines organelles and cells

selectively blocks expression of a gene

alters or transfers cells

plants with resistance to bacteria and fungi

tomato juice that has higher viscosity

tomato fruit that will not ripen

tomato fruit that last longer before they become rotten

transferring genes for Bt toxins

All of these

transferring genes for protease inhibitors

transferring genes for other insecticidal secondary metabolities

contain foreign genes in their cells

both (a) and (b)

are used to produce human antibodies

are plants that differ in geographical locations