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Q. No.Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:
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COLUMN I |
COLUMN II |
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A |
First genetically modified crop |
a |
Antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant |
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B |
First genetically modified food |
b |
Flavr Savr |
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C |
First genetically modified animal approved for food use |
c |
AquAdvantage Salmon |
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D |
First genetically modified animal to be commercialized |
d |
GloFish |
Codes :
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | a | b | c | d |
| 2. | a | b | d | c |
| 3. | b | a | c | d |
| 4. | b | a | d | c |
Subtopic: Â Intro to Agri Applications |Â Bt Crops |Â Other GM Crops |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
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Why does Bt toxin not kill Bacillus thuringiensis?
| 1. | The bacillus keeps proteins in inclusions |
| 2. | The toxin exists in the bacillus as a pro-toxin |
| 3. | The bacillus protects its genetic material by methylation |
| 4. | The bacillus has a tough cell wall of peptidoglycan |
Subtopic: Â Bt Crops |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
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Production of transgenic plants is easier than the production of transgenic animals mainly because:
| 1. | Plant cells can grow in cell culture. |
| 2. | Plant cells have a lower number of potentially lethal genes. |
| 3. | Plant cells are totipotent. |
| 4. | Plants do have cancers. |
Subtopic: Â Bt Crops |Â Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 71%
Level 2: 60%+
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