Welcome to your Grade 12 Agriculture chapter 5
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which technique allows plant breeders to use genes from any source for crop improvement?
2.
What is a benefit of genetic engineering in agriculture?
3.
Which genes were used to enable rice grains to create "Golden Rice"?
4.
In animal consumption, beta-carotene is converted into:
5.
How does transgenic breeding differ from conventional breeding?
6.
Conventional breeding is limited to transferring genes from:
7.
What is the purpose of "Golden Rice"?
8.
Transgenic plant methods allow for:
9.
Which of the following is an application of genetic engineering in crop production?
10.
Genetic engineering can help in:
11.
Tissue culture is a part of:
12.
Section 5.3 of the textbook focuses on:
13.
Section 5.2 identifies:
14.
Genetic engineering is introduced in which section?
15.
Recombinant DNA techniques are used by:
16.
Enhanced nutrient composition is a benefit of:
17.
Medical benefits for the growing population can be achieved through:
18.
A "highly specific change" in a plant refers to:
19.
Transgenic breeding enables gene transfer:
20.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of genetic engineering?
21.
Golden Rice is an example of:
22.
Biotechnology applications in crops include:
23.
Transformation techniques are used in:
24.
Daffodils provided genes for:
25.
Conventional breeding is compared to:
26.
Taxonomic boundaries are crossed in:
27.
Four well-characterized genes were used to create:
28.
Enhanced nutrient composition refers to:
29.
Genetic engineering is a tool for:
30.
Which section introduces tissue culture?
