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Biodiversity and GMO Flashcards

1
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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

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biodiversity

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2
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Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the ____________

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equator

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Consists 90% of the world species

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tropical rainforests

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4
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Found along coasts of Western Pacific

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Marine biodiversity

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5
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Threats in biodiversity is also a threat to ______

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human health

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also referred to the number or abundance of different species living within a particular region

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biodiversity

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7
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A healthy environment ______ the needs of human

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supports

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  1. Maintaining balance of the ecosystem
  2. Provision of biological resources
  3. Social benefits
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Function of biodiversity

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  1. Biodiversity provides food and medicine
  2. Biodiversity can aid ecosystem stability
  3. Biodiversity and culture
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Importance of biodiversity in human life

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10
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According to __________, biodiversity in the philippines is in crisis

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Sara Soliven De Guzman (PhilStar)

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Our biodiversity is in crisis as our people have exploited too much _______, ________, and ______

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flora, fauna, and marine life

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  • unrich or loss of biodiversity
  • maleducation
  • unhealthy lifestyle
  • overuse and misuse of technology
  • medication abuse
  • unhealthy eating habits
  • pollution
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problems/issues in health of society

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Effect of the threat to biodiversity

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  1. Threat to existing
  2. Increase contact with disease
  3. More unpredictable weather
  4. Loss of livelihood
  5. Losing sight of nature
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The effect of this is the narrowing of the world’s livestock population. They are also becoming more susceptible to disease, drought, and changes in climate

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Threat to existing

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15
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The loss of biodiversity has two major affects on human health and the spread of disease

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increase contact with disease

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Indeed, unseasonable weather and extreme weather is a huge problem which leads too destruction and displacement

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More unpredictable weather

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17
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biodiversity is essential for maintaining livelihoods. Taking an example, when ocean ecosystems collapse, entire communities built on the plenty they provide lose their means of employment as well

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loss of livelihood

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18
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The worth of nature to humanity is far beyond the utility of it

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losing sight of nature

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19
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  1. Be good to our climate
  2. Don’t buy bad souvenirs
  3. Save our forests by buying “good” wood
  4. Advocate for biodiversity
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Possible solutions to loss of biodiversity

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20
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GMO means?

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Genetically modified organism

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21
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Any living thing that has had its genetic material altered in some way through human scientific interference

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Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)

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GMO: Selective breeding or gene theraphy?

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Gene therapy

23
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Frequent examples of GMOs

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Agricultural plants

24
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  • Increased crop yields
  • reduced costs for pesticides
  • enhanced nutrient composition and food quality
  • resistance to pests and disease
  • greater food security
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benefits of GMO

25
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Normal Fish vs GMO fish

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Normal: 13 in. length, 2.8 lb/1.3 kg
GMO: 24 in. length, 6.6 lb/3.0 kg

26
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In Asia, who is the political driver of GMO?

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Philippines

27
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In Asia, who is between the resistance and acceptance of GMO?

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Thailand

28
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In Asia, who is resisting GMOs?

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Cambodia

29
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Other application GMO aside from agricultural plants

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  1. production of nonprotein (bioplastics) or nonindustrial (ornamental plants) products
  2. Pharmaceutical industry
30
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Examples of GMO resulting from Agricultural Biotechnology

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  • corn
  • soybeans
  • cotton
  • potatoes
  • canola
  • plum
  • golden rice
  • tobacco
31
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This crop is used to produce many ingredients used in processed foods and drinks, including high-fructose corn syrup and corn starch

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corn

32
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Second largest U.S crop after corn, used primarily in animal feed and in _______oil — which is widely used for processed foods in restaurant chains

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soybeans

33
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Also often used to make an emulsifier called soy lecithin, which is present in a lot of processed foods, including dark chocolate bars and candy

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soybeans

34
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Turned into cottonseed oil, which is used for frying in restaurants and in packaged foods like potato chips, oily spreads like margarine, even things like cans of smoked oysters

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cotton

35
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some part of the plant are also used in animal feed, and what’s left over can be used to create food fillers such as cellulose

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cotton

36
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recently approved GMO crop is resistant to bruising and may produce less of a cancer-causing chemical, called acrylamide, when exposed to high heat

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potatoes

37
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It has not yet seen adoption in the food supply, but is expected to be

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potatoes

38
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used to make oil for cooking, as well as margarine

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canola

39
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it is also used to produce emulsifiers that are used in packaged foods. By some estimates, 90% of ____ grown in the US and Canada is GM

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canola

40
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Regulatory process involved with the making of genetically modified _______ are that scientists insert a new gene into it which makes them resistant to the _____ pox virus

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plum

41
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The GM ________ are resistant to __ pox virus by the insertion of a gene called coat protein (CP) from the virus ______ pox

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plum

42
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Gene inserted in GM plums that make them resistant to plum pox virus

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coat protein (CP)

43
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  • genetically modified, biofortified crop
  • genetically modified to produce beta carotene, which is not normally produced in rice
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golden rice

44
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increase the nutritional value in crops

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biofortification

45
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Is converted into Vit. A when metabolized by the human body and Vit. A is for healthier skin, immune systems, and vision

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beta carotene

46
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Scientists have genetically engineered _______ plants to produce a protein against amoebiasis — a disease predominantly affecting Central and South America, Africa and Asia

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Tobacco

47
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Genetically transformed with the gene encoding hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) linked to a nominally constitutive promotor

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Tobacco plants

48
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  • number of microorganisms are being considered as future clean fuel producers and biodegraders
  • produce recombinant vaccines
  • genetically modified animals have been used to grow transplant tissues and human transplant organs which is called xenotransplantation
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potential gmo application

49
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  • Alterations can change the organism’s growth rate, metabolism, and or response to external environmental factors
  • possibility of exposure to new allergens in genetically modified foods
  • ecological imbalance
  • promotes the spread of disease among plants and animals
  • enhanced mating advances of the genetically modified fish led to a reduction in the viability of their offspring
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risks and controversies of GMO

50
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3 categories of risks of genetic engineering

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  1. environmental hazards
  2. human health risks
  3. economic factors
51
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__________ is a huge issue surrounding pesticides and herbicides

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Toxicity [Environmental hazard]

52
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The long-term effects of GMO __________are/are not certain

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are not

53
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_______ is put a risk by GMO

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biodiversity

54
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The nature of ______ means fewer weed flowers, and therefore means less nectar for pollinators

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GMO

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