Question 1

The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The argument that human personhood begins at conception and, therefore, human embryos should not be used for scientific research is founded in

Accepted Answer

A) Categorical imperative. 
B) Utilitarianism. 
C) Natural law. 
D) Virtue ethics. 
A) Categorical imperative. 
B) Utilitarianism. 
C) Natural law. 
D) Virtue ethics.

Question 3

According to Kass, "yuck factor" arguments are grounded in

Accepted Answer

A) a wisdom of repugnance. 
B) hyper-sensitivity. 
C) care ethics. 
D) a false naturalism. 
A) a wisdom of repugnance. 
B) hyper-sensitivity. 
C) care ethics. 
D) a false naturalism.

Question 4

Which moral approach best represents the precautionary principle?

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 5

All successful cloning produces a genetically identical reproduction of a full animal or plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

The argument that human personhood begins at conception and, therefore, human embryos should not be used for scientific research is founded in

According to Kass, "yuck factor" arguments are grounded in

Which moral approach best represents the precautionary principle?

All successful cloning produces a genetically identical reproduction of a full animal or plant.

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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Exam 18: Biotechnology and Bioengineering

The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

The argument that human personhood begins at conception and, therefore, human embryos should not be used for scientific research is founded in

According to Kass, "yuck factor" arguments are grounded in

Which moral approach best represents the precautionary principle?

All successful cloning produces a genetically identical reproduction of a full animal or plant.

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

Filters