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Which of the following local crops will not be genetically engineered in Hawaii |
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Golden Rice has been genetically engineered to include: |
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gold pellets coated with RNA or DNA into cells. |
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Combining DNA from two different sources result in: |
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DNA fingerprinting is used to: |
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copy, cut, select and compare DNA segments |
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genetically modified organism |
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Anti-sense DNA or RNA is: |
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single stranded RNA used to turn off genes |
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In the 1990s on the Big Island, what lethal disease was destroying a major crop? |
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The European Corn Borer is a major pest of corn, which can be controlled with BT toxin made from: |
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Corn, A gene spliced from a humble soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) |
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A University of New Mexico study found that most Americans did not know they had been eating _________ for over five years. |
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genetically modified organisms/foods |
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- What genetically modified corn variety was only supposed to be used for animal feed, but turned up in human foods? |
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star link corn (identical to regular corn) |
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BT corn pollen was shown by entomologist John Losey to be lethal to: |
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kills monarch caterpillars |
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The corn crop of Mexico grows very poorly because of: |
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soil loaded with excess minerals like salt (toxic aluminum) |
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The following organization is against the growing of genetically modified crops: |
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ELF (Earth Liberation Front) |
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The first genetically modified animal to be commercially marketed will probably be: |
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-Embryonic stem cells for therapy may be produced by: |
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Embryonic stems from living embryos and Adult stem cells no live embryo required found in brian, heart, skin, muscle, bone marrow |
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At what stage of development are embryonic stem cells obtained? |
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Which type of stem cells resides in differentiated cells? |
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Before the cell reprogramming break through, federal funds could only be spent on: |
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research on human embryonic stem cell lines that already exist |
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-Who was the first person to develop human embryonic stem cell lines? |
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-Which of the following diseases can be treated using stem cells? |
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Tissue Repair, Heart Disease, Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes |
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-What country leads the world in stem cell research? |
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-Which of the flowing are types of adult stem cells? |
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found in the brain, heart, skin, muscle, bone marrow, umbilical cell |
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-Which of the following is included in the definition of species? |
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Interbreeding natural population that produces fertile offspring |
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-“ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”: |
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Attempts to explain similarities between human and other animals, embryo development mimics evolutionary development, & all vertebrate embryos develop in similar way |
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-The species concept that species are reproductively isolated is known as: |
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-A mule is not a true species because: |
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they are sterile and cannot reproduce |
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-Where is adaptive radiation most commonly found? |
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in every elevation and rainfall regime |
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-Darwin’s finches are an example of what type of speciation? |
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-Which of the following would be an example of adaptive radiation? |
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Honeycreepers and Silverswords |
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species forming at the same time and place |
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-What is a biological invader? |
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Invasive species are alien species that may cause environmental harm |
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-What is a consequence of invasive species on native plant species? |
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Competition with native plants, disrupts ecosystem processes, takes over large areas of the island & alters important nutrient cycling |
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-How are oceans impacted by invasive species? |
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Changes biodiversity and distribution of marine organisms along coastlines |
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-What are the characteristics of invasive plants? |
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High reproduction, Rapid growth rate, Significance defense mechanisms |
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-Why are invasive species successful in new environments? |
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Free of predators, competitors, diseases and parasites that limited their populations in natural habitat, exploits resources in novel ways |
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-What is a naturalized plant? |
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An established self-perpetuating population |
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-Why is Hawaii particularly at risk from biological invaders? |
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International port city, about 7-9 million tourist visit annually, import 80% of consumed goods, vulnerable to invasive species |
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-What is the most common way alien plants are introduced to Hawaii today? |
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-Biodiversity is defined as: |
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Number & variety of organisms found within an area |
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-75% of Hawaii’s flowering plant species arrived by: |
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-Hawaiian Honeycreepers primarily differ by the shape & size of their____. |
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-The process whereby many species evolve from a single species is called: |
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-There are about ____ native flowering plant species in Hawaii and a thousand introduced ones that are now____. |
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-Native habitats in Hawaii have been lost due to: |
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competition, harbor disease, increase fire threat by introducing grasses, crop lands, cattle grazing, feral animals and urbanization |
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-Alien species may be controlled by: |
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fencing, weeding, herbicide, hunting, & biological control. |
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-Native species that are only found in Hawaii are ____, while those found elsewhere are ____. |
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-Why is conservation biology described as a “crisis discipline?” |
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analogous to study of AIDS in epidemiology. |
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-The Endangered Species Act was created in _____? |
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-Listing species as Endangered is based upon ___? |
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an organism which is in danger or extinction in most or a large part of its range. |
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. |
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-Conservation biology is considered a synthetic field because: |
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it is a mixture of applied and theoretical fields. |
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-A species that is likely to become endangered is called____? |
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-What is the IUCN Red List? |
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highlights species, subspecies and varieties of subpopulations that are threatened with extinctions and to promote their conservation |
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-What is likely to become the greatest environmental problem of next century? |
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an impending water crisis |
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-How do super bacteria arise? |
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Survivors of previous antibiotics and antibacterial agents, over use of antibiotics |
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-Why is it hard to treat the common cold? |
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-What missing protein leads to diabetes? |
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Is non-cancerous and removable |
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-Cancer can be caused by which of the following? |
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-What of the following mechanisms may result in cancer? |
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uncontrolled cell division |
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-Which of the following are treatment options for cancers? |
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-Normal genes that inhibit cell division are called? |
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-The two types of ergot poisoning that is recognized is ____ and ____. |
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Convulsive and gangrenous ergotism |
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-It is thought that what was believed to be incidents of witchcraft, in the past, is not believed to be _____. |
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-The acronym LSD stands for: |
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-LSD was first synthesized by: |
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Albert Hofmann (Ergot of Rye) |
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-Before becoming a recreational drug, LSD was utilized for: |
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-LSD was credited for many changes in the 60’s, but: |
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was mostly as a recreational drug |
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-The person who is most responsible for LSD becoming a recreation drug is: |
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-In addition to music, LSD also impacted _____ &_____. |
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-Biologists tried to attract the rare Kauaio'o by using: |
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-The Hawaiian carnivorous caterpillar turned into: |
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a moth or mystery pollinators which have never been seen |
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-Who won the battle between the ant and the carnivorous caterpillar? |
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-Species extinctions were described in the movie as ____on spaceship Earth. |
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-Biologists are pollinating plants on Molokai's sea cliffs because what pollinator had gone extinct: |
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-Of all the scourges of the native Hawaiian rainforest the worst is the: |
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-Approximately 80,000 feathers were used to make: |
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-What percentage of native Hawaiian birds are now extinct? |
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-According to the movie the most vulnerable part of the earth is its: |
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-Ice cores from glaciers can be used to determine the ________ at the time the ice was formed. |
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year created, temperature & amount of CO2 |
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-According to the movie, the ten hottest years on record have occurred during the last ____. |
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-The melting of the ice caps in the North and South Poles was likened to: |
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-An increase in global mean temperatures of 5 degrees would result in a _______ increase at the poles. |
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-If the ice caps in Greenland melted completely, sea level would rise by: |
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-The only two developed countries that have not signed the international treaty to limit carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere are: |
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-In the next 50 years the carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere will: |
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continue to increase, multiply by 5(?) |
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