Chapter 7C

Question 0

Describe two methods of forming artificial clones.

Answer 0

Chopping banana stem will create clone of parent banana

Divide a frog zygote in half in the lab, to make two identical frogs

Question 1

explain why cloning is important in agriculture.

Answer 1

Its very easy and It provides desirable traits the farmer wants.

Question 2

Differentiate between human identical and fraternal twins.

Answer 2

Identical: one sperm, one egg form a zygote. The zygote divides asexually and develops into two separate individuals with identical genetic material

Fraternal: two separate zygotes in womb. twins may be two boys, two girls, or a girl and a boy.

Question 3

Assess the potential advantages and disadvantages of cloning.

Answer 3

Defend a biblical position regarding human cloning.

Question 4

Which of these is not an example of a clone?
a. Dolly the sheep

b. apple trees produced by asexual reproduction
c. human fraternal twins
d. seedless bananas

Answer 4

Human fraternal twins (not identical)

Question 5

(True or False) Natural clones only exist in the plant kingdom? Give examples

Answer 5

False.

Mostly. invertebrates such as sponges, planarians, and jellyfish.

Scientists clone some vertebrates like fish and amphibians

Question 6

Why might a farmer choose to clone some of his crops rather than allow them to reproduce sexually?

Answer 6

Since sexual reproduction mixes the genes, only asexual reproduction can produce offspring with the exact same desired trait

Question 7

(True or False) Natural clones are very rare.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

_________ cloning produces clones for medical research or to create new cells to cure a disease.

Answer 8

Therapeutic

Question 9

What is the biggest ethical problem with human cloning? Use Scripture to support your answer.

Answer 9

Creates embryos that must be destroyed.

Genesis 9:6
Exodus 20:13
Romans13:9

cloning humans causes deformities and weaknesses

Question 10

_______ are genetically identical organisms that were produced by asexual reproduction.

Answer 10

Clones

Question 11

When it comes to cloning humans in a laboratory, there are two types of cloning, ________ and ____________.

Answer 11

Reproductive and therapeutic

Question 12

_________ cloning is producing human clones for people who are unable to have children naturally.

Answer 12

Reproductive cloning