Question 1

How could the use of improved agriculture techniques lower prices and increase the availability of artemisinin, and thus save many lives?

Accepted Answer

A) by the use of microbial production and synthetic peroxidases 
B) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of synthetic peroxidases 
C) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of microbial production 
D) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of microbial production and synthetic peroxidases 
A) by the use of microbial production and synthetic peroxidases 
B) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of synthetic peroxidases 
C) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of microbial production 
D) by the selection of high-yielding hybrids, and by the use of microbial production and synthetic peroxidases

Question 2

Which plant is the weed Daucus carota commonly confused with?

Accepted Answer

A) rosemary 
B) oregano 
C) basil 
D) parsley 
A) rosemary 
B) oregano 
C) basil 
D) parsley

Question 3

Which set lists organisms that were domesticated for more than one use?

Accepted Answer

A) squash, dogs, and sheep 
B) squash, cattle, and dogs 
C) dogs, cattle, and sheep 
D) cotton, cattle, and sheep 
A) squash, dogs, and sheep 
B) squash, cattle, and dogs 
C) dogs, cattle, and sheep 
D) cotton, cattle, and sheep

Question 4

Tobacco and species in the genus Datura are used as the source of hallucinogenic compounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how appropriate DNA technology was used to modify tobacco plants to produce interleukin that can treat irritable bowel disease in humans.

Accepted Answer

T-DNA containing the human IL-10 gene wa

Question 6

Endemic Balkan nephropathy is caused by aristolochic base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who developed Marquis wheat?

Accepted Answer

A) Marquis M. Smith 
B) William Saunders 
C) Charles E. Saunders 
D) Fred Solovonuk 
A) Marquis M. Smith 
B) William Saunders 
C) Charles E. Saunders 
D) Fred Solovonuk

Question 8

Taming occurred when people selectively bred individuals of other species to increase the desirable characteristics in the progeny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Globally, how many people did NOT receive enough food each day in 1960?

Accepted Answer

A) about 1.4 billion people 
B) about 1.8 billion people 
C) about 2.0 billion people 
D) about 2.2 billion people 
A) about 1.4 billion people 
B) about 1.8 billion people 
C) about 2.0 billion people 
D) about 2.2 billion people

Question 10

Which plant is Foeniculum vulgare commonly confused with?

Accepted Answer

A) rosemary 
B) parsley 
C) oregano 
D) seaweed 
A) rosemary 
B) parsley 
C) oregano 
D) seaweed

Question 11

Domestication marked the birth of agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Yeasts used in the production of rice wine and saki were more similar to yeast used for bread.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Squash was cultivated about 4000 years before corn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Biofuels are feasible environmentally friendly alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 33: Putting Selection to Work

How could the use of improved agriculture techniques lower prices and increase the availability of artemisinin, and thus save many lives?

Which plant is the weed Daucus carota commonly confused with?

Which set lists organisms that were domesticated for more than one use?

Tobacco and species in the genus Datura are used as the source of hallucinogenic compounds.

Explain how appropriate DNA technology was used to modify tobacco plants to produce interleukin that can treat irritable bowel disease in humans.

Endemic Balkan nephropathy is caused by aristolochic base.

Who developed Marquis wheat?

Taming occurred when people selectively bred individuals of other species to increase the desirable characteristics in the progeny.

Globally, how many people did NOT receive enough food each day in 1960?

Which plant is Foeniculum vulgare commonly confused with?

Domestication marked the birth of agriculture.

Yeasts used in the production of rice wine and saki were more similar to yeast used for bread.

Squash was cultivated about 4000 years before corn.

Biofuels are feasible environmentally friendly alternatives.

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Gene Structure and Expression

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