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This quiz contains 10 questions from a mix of 1 subtopics.
Roughly how much has the world population increased by in the last 200 years?
1 billion âž” 8 billion people
1 million âž” 8 million people
1 trillion âž” 8 trillion people
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Do people eat more or less food today than in the past?
More food
Less food
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Over the past 200 years, why has the food that we eat become more intensive to produce?
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What have humans done to allow them to increase their production of food?
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What does 'GMO' stand for?
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What do pesticides do?
Provide plants with nutrients
Kill insects
Kill weeds
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What type of organism is the Bt toxin naturally produced by?
Fungi
Plant
Animal
Bacteria
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What type of organism has been genetically modified to produce the Bt toxin protein?
Animal
Fungi
Plant
Bacteria
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Golden rice
'Golden Rice' has been genetically modified to produce a chemical that is converted to vitamin in the body. This is helpful in regions of the world where lack of this vitamin can often cause deficiency diseases, such as .
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Give 3 traits that can be improved by genetic modification.
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