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Read the text. Divide the statements into three groups. Proponents of GM food claim that GM food can assist in the battle against world hunger. We have seen that genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease. It can also produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, or excess salt, aluminium, or iron. Foods can also be genetically modified to contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. One example is the “golden rice”. More than 100 million children worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency, and 500,000 of them go blind every year because of that deficiency. Although the "golden rice" cannot supply a complete recommended daily dose of vitamin A, the amount it contains could be helpful to a person whose diet is very low in vitamin A. Critics of using GM food to battle world hunger argue that the problem of hunger has nothing to do with an inability to produce enough food. The problem, they say, is a social one of distributing food so that it is available to the people who need it.

Read the text. From dinner tables to diplomatic circles, people are discussing genetically modified (GM) food now. What is Genetically Modified Food? Genetically modified (GM) food is a result of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is part of the broader endeavour of biotechnology. It is a field in which scientists make controlled usage of living cells to perform specific tasks. So, the basic idea behind genetic engineering is to put a gene of interest, one that produces a useful protein or trait, into another piece of DNA to create recombinant DNA which is DNA combined from two or more sources. According to the text, which of the statements is TRUE?

Read the text. The recombinant DNA (segments of DNA from two sources that have been combined in vitro and transferred to cells in which their information can be expressed), carrying the gene of interest, is then placed into a rapidly multiplying cell that quickly produces many copies of the gene. The final harvest may consist of large amounts of the gene product or many copies of the gene itself. According to the text, which of the statements is TRUE?

Read the text. The recombinant DNA (segments of DNA from two sources that have been combined in vitro and transferred to cells in which their information can be expressed), carrying the gene of interest, is then placed into a rapidly multiplying cell that quickly produces many copies of the gene. The final harvest may consist of large amounts of the gene product or many copies of the gene itself. Choose the correct option. The recombinant DNA purpose for genetic engineering is to _______

Read the text. Proponents of GM food claim that GM food can assist in the battle against world hunger. We have seen that genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease. It can also produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, excess salt, aluminium or iron. According to the text, which of the statements is FALSE?

Read the text. Foods can also be genetically modified to contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. One example is the “golden rice”. More than 100 million children worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency, and 500,000 of them go blind every year because of that deficiency. Although the "golden rice" cannot supply a complete recommended daily dose of vitamin A, the amount it contains could be helpful to a person whose diet is very low in vitamin A. Choose the correct option. The "golden rice" has the possibility to _____

Read the text. We have seen that genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease. It can also produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, excess salt, aluminium or iron. Choose the correct option. Genetic engineering has the possibility to ______

Read the text. Critics of using GM food to battle world hunger argue that the problem of hunger has nothing to do with an inability to produce enough food. The problem, they say, is a social one of distributing food so that it is available to the people who need it. Choose the correct option.

Read the text. Genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease, and it can produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, excess salt, aluminium or iron. GM Food can also contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. Choose the correct options. Crops with greater yields can grow in spite of ______.

Complete the phrases.

Match the definitions to the words.

Read the text. Divide the statements into three groups. Proponents of GM food claim that GM food can assist in the battle against world hunger. We have seen that genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease. It can also produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, or excess salt, aluminium, or iron. Foods can also be genetically modified to contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. One example is the “golden rice”. More than 100 million children worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency, and 500,000 of them go blind every year because of that deficiency. Although the "golden rice" cannot supply a complete recommended daily dose of vitamin A, the amount it contains could be helpful to a person whose diet is very low in vitamin A. Critics of using GM food to battle world hunger argue that the problem of hunger has nothing to do with an inability to produce enough food. The problem, they say, is a social one of distributing food so that it is available to the people who need it.

Read the text. The recombinant DNA (segments of DNA from two sources that have been combined in vitro and transferred to cells in which their information can be expressed), carrying the gene of interest, is then placed into a rapidly multiplying cell that quickly produces many copies of the gene. The final harvest may consist of large amounts of the gene product or many copies of the gene itself. Choose the correct option. The recombinant DNA purpose for genetic engineering is to _______

Read the text. Foods can also be genetically modified to contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. One example is the “golden rice”. More than 100 million children worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency, and 500,000 of them go blind every year because of that deficiency. Although the "golden rice" cannot supply a complete recommended daily dose of vitamin A, the amount it contains could be helpful to a person whose diet is very low in vitamin A. Choose the correct option. The "golden rice" has the possibility to _____

Read the text. We have seen that genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease. It can also produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, excess salt, aluminium or iron. Choose the correct option. Genetic engineering has the possibility to ______

Read the text. Critics of using GM food to battle world hunger argue that the problem of hunger has nothing to do with an inability to produce enough food. The problem, they say, is a social one of distributing food so that it is available to the people who need it. Choose the correct option.

Read the text. Genetic engineering can produce crops that resist pests and disease, and it can produce crops with greater yields and crops that will grow in spite of drought, depleted soil, excess salt, aluminium or iron. GM Food can also contain higher amounts of specific nutrients. Choose the correct options. Crops with greater yields can grow in spite of ______.