Question 1

Mammals have never been cloned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been cross-bred for centuries. 
B) It has been made drought-resistant. 
C) It has been made sterile. 
D) It has been infused with "edible vaccines." 
A) It has been cross-bred for centuries. 
B) It has been made drought-resistant. 
C) It has been made sterile. 
D) It has been infused with "edible vaccines." A

Question 3

A common ethical objection to human reproductive cloning is

Accepted Answer

A) It is a production rather than a creation. 
B) It violates the human's rights to an open future 
C) All of these choices. 
D) It is comparable to "playing God." 
A) It is a production rather than a creation. 
B) It violates the human's rights to an open future 
C) All of these choices. 
D) It is comparable to "playing God." C

Question 4

The "yuck factor" argument against human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the Human Genome Project, human beings' genes  are 99.9% identical , regardless of race or sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stem cells are

Accepted Answer

A) Monopotent. 
B) Pluripotent. 
C) Omnipotent. 
D) Bipotent. 
A) Monopotent. 
B) Pluripotent. 
C) Omnipotent. 
D) Bipotent.

Question 7

The Human Genome Project was completed in:

Accepted Answer

A) 1995. 
B) It is not yet finished. 
C) 2000. 
D) 2013. 
A) 1995. 
B) It is not yet finished. 
C) 2000. 
D) 2013.

Question 8

The process of activating, replacing, or changing malfunctioning genes before a baby is born would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) reproductive cloning. 
B) genetic enhancement. 
C) in vitro fertilization. 
D) gene therapy. 
A) reproductive cloning. 
B) genetic enhancement. 
C) in vitro fertilization. 
D) gene therapy.

Question 9

According to your text, of the 20,000 human genes, how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

Accepted Answer

A) 300 
B) 18,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 1,000 
A) 300 
B) 18,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 1,000

Question 10

Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent, because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the difference between therapeutic technologies and enhancement technologies. What are some conceptual criticisms made of this distinction? What are some ways that the distinction is claimed to be ethically relevant?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic technologies are those that

Question 12

Explain the relationships between ethical issues related to cloning, and ethical issues related to abortion. In your discussion, be sure to explain the difference between therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Do the relevant ethical issues apply to both types of cloning?

Accepted Answer

The relationships between ethical issues

Question 13

The idea of the "wisdom of repugnance" is a form of

Accepted Answer

A) intuitionism. 
B) willful ignorance. 
C) divine command theory. 
D) mysticism. 
A) intuitionism. 
B) willful ignorance. 
C) divine command theory. 
D) mysticism.

Question 14

The "playing God" argument against cloning

Accepted Answer

A) Is religious in nature. 
B) Is the same as the "yuck factor" argument. 
C) Is built on teachings in the Christian Bible. 
D) Is not necessarily a religious argument. 
A) Is religious in nature. 
B) Is the same as the "yuck factor" argument. 
C) Is built on teachings in the Christian Bible. 
D) Is not necessarily a religious argument.

Question 15

What is the difference between genetic screening and gene therapy? Present a consequentialist argument in favor of either genetic screening or gene therapy. Then, present a  nonconsequentialist  argument against   either genetic screening or gene therapy .

Accepted Answer

Genetic screening and gene therapy are t

Question 16

In most cases, GMOs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Some opponents of stem cell research argue that the early undifferentiated cells of the blastocyst have the full moral status of a person, and thus cannot be used in medical research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the central issues in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the moral status of the human blastocyst, a fertilized ball of cells that is smaller than a grain of sand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which moral approach is the "playing God" objection based upon?

Accepted Answer

A) Natural law ethics 
B) Utilitarianism 
C) Kant's categorical imperative 
D) Care ethics 
A) Natural law ethics 
B) Utilitarianism 
C) Kant's categorical imperative 
D) Care ethics

Question 20

In most cases, prosthetic limbs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Mammals have never been cloned.

How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

A common ethical objection to human reproductive cloning is

The "yuck factor" argument against human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

According to the Human Genome Project, human beings' genes are 99.9% identical , regardless of race or sex.

Stem cells are

The Human Genome Project was completed in:

The process of activating, replacing, or changing malfunctioning genes before a baby is born would be an example of

According to your text, of the 20,000 human genes, how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent, because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

Explain the difference between therapeutic technologies and enhancement technologies. What are some conceptual criticisms made of this distinction? What are some ways that the distinction is claimed to be ethically relevant?

Explain the relationships between ethical issues related to cloning, and ethical issues related to abortion. In your discussion, be sure to explain the difference between therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Do the relevant ethical issues apply to both types of cloning?

The idea of the "wisdom of repugnance" is a form of

The "playing God" argument against cloning

What is the difference between genetic screening and gene therapy? Present a consequentialist argument in favor of either genetic screening or gene therapy. Then, present a nonconsequentialist argument against either genetic screening or gene therapy .

In most cases, GMOs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Some opponents of stem cell research argue that the early undifferentiated cells of the blastocyst have the full moral status of a person, and thus cannot be used in medical research.

One of the central issues in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the moral status of the human blastocyst, a fertilized ball of cells that is smaller than a grain of sand.

Which moral approach is the "playing God" objection based upon?

In most cases, prosthetic limbs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Ethics and Ethical Reasoning

Religion and Global Ethics

Ethical Relativism

Egoism Altruism and the Social Contract

Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill

Deontological Ethics and Immanuel Kant

Natural Law and Human Rights

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

Euthanasia

Abortion

Sexual Morality

Equality and Discrimination

Economic Justice

Punishment and the Death Penalty

Environmental Ethics

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Exam 18: Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Mammals have never been cloned.

How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

A common ethical objection to human reproductive cloning is

The "yuck factor" argument against human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

According to the Human Genome Project, human beings' genes are 99.9% identical , regardless of race or sex.

Stem cells are

The Human Genome Project was completed in:

The process of activating, replacing, or changing malfunctioning genes before a baby is born would be an example of

According to your text, of the 20,000 human genes, how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent, because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

Explain the difference between therapeutic technologies and enhancement technologies. What are some conceptual criticisms made of this distinction? What are some ways that the distinction is claimed to be ethically relevant?

Explain the relationships between ethical issues related to cloning, and ethical issues related to abortion. In your discussion, be sure to explain the difference between therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Do the relevant ethical issues apply to both types of cloning?

The idea of the "wisdom of repugnance" is a form of

The "playing God" argument against cloning

What is the difference between genetic screening and gene therapy? Present a consequentialist argument in favor of either genetic screening or gene therapy. Then, present a nonconsequentialist argument against either genetic screening or gene therapy .

In most cases, GMOs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Some opponents of stem cell research argue that the early undifferentiated cells of the blastocyst have the full moral status of a person, and thus cannot be used in medical research.

One of the central issues in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the moral status of the human blastocyst, a fertilized ball of cells that is smaller than a grain of sand.

Which moral approach is the "playing God" objection based upon?

In most cases, prosthetic limbs are an example of an enhancement technology.

Ethics and Ethical Reasoning

Religion and Global Ethics

Ethical Relativism

Egoism Altruism and the Social Contract

Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill

Deontological Ethics and Immanuel Kant

Natural Law and Human Rights

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

Euthanasia

Abortion

Sexual Morality

Equality and Discrimination

Economic Justice

Punishment and the Death Penalty

Environmental Ethics

Animal Ethics

Violence and War

Global Justice and Globalization

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