Module 3: Lession 1-6 Flashcards
Which is not a potential risk in human consumption of GMOs?
improvement of desirable characteristics
Which of the following does not imply as side effect of genetically modified corn?
It does not provide an economic benefit.
GMO is the term used for an organism created through genetic engineering. Which of the following is the real benefactor
all of these
Which is most affected in the use of GMOs?
human health
The application of nanotechnology poses different concerns in our environment. Which do you think is the possible benefit of nano technology in our environment?
Development of industrial benign processes and materials
There are threats that need to be addressed before using and promoting materials derived from nanotechnology. Which of the following is not its threat?
It is not complicated to detect its presence.
The possible contribution of nanotechnology in terms of health condition?
improved medicine
In terms of economy, nanotechnology’s strengths of its use are?
Better products and New jobs
Which of the following does not describe gene therapy?
it can be directly inserted into a human gene or cell
There are several approaches to gene therapy, EXCEPT.
it can be directly inserted into a human gene or cell
There are essentially two forms of gene therapy. Which one involves the manipulation of genes in cells that will be helpful to the patient but not inherited to the next generation?
somatic-gene therapy
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), several eggs fertilized in a test tube then implanted into a woman. Which source of stem cells are these derived?
embryonic stem cells
The following are natural causes of climate change, EXCEPT.
green house gases
Human activities contribute to climate change. The largest known contribution derived from?
burning of fossil fuels
Greenhouse gases and aerosols affect climate by altering incoming solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation that are part of Earth’s energy balance. Which of the following gases contributes greatly to climate change?
carbon dioxide
It is another greenhouse gas that is continually produced and destroyed in the atmosphere by chemical reaction.
sulfur dioxide
The development of printing press leads to.
share knowledge and communicate among humans
Desktop computers describe as PC is another type of computer. Why people may not use it but instead laptop?
it is not design for portability
Which should be consider avoiding misinformation of the reliability of Web Source?
All of these
In the Philippines the ultimate medium for advertisement placement is?
Television
Which of the following is the effect of companies whose businesses are built in digitized information?
it becomes valuable and powerful in a relativity short period of time
The abundance of information and dissemination got ahead of man. Which of the following is the result of this?
it is difficult to collect and manage them
Which is not the trend of telecommunication gadgets today?
eventually, users no longer kept them to themselves
The success of Bt corn prompted development of similar products of modern biotechnology. But Bt talong was still not accepted by some socio-civic group because?
it had no full scientific certainty
Which of the following is not a human need that is answered and provided by our ecosystem?
the need to trekking in the mountain and forest
Genetics, nanotech, and robotics today are accessible to small groups and individual. Which is not true?
Does not require funding and facilties
Which must be the possible cause of extinction of the species due to Genetics, Nanotech and Robotics
unreflective and unquestioning acceptance of new technology
Who will benefit from nanotechnology?
promotor of the products
It is likely that nanotechnology will cause major changes in many economic areas. Which do you think is not the negative effect of nanotechnology?
products are made possible
Which is not the effect of health issues of applying nanotechnology?
The effect of relationship between the physician and the patient
Which are the futuristic issues on the use of nanotechnology?
Possible risk
Clinical application
The problem of confidentiality
Which is not the societal issues on the use of nanotechnology?
The effect on managerial issues
Reducing waste
recycle and buy recycled products; reuse, repair, or donate; carry cloth bag when shopping
Heating and cooling
adjust clothing instead of the thermostat; plant deciduous trees; install insulated drapes
Conserving electricity
get in the habit of turning lights and appliances off; change to compact fluorescent bulb; make your next computer a laptop
Which of the following is/are the ethical dilemma/s faced by technological advances?
Technological devices make children lazy and Technological devices make people brings together
Whom should be blamed on making technological devices somewhat unethical because they bring undesirable consequences to people?
the agent making them
Robots play different roles not only in the lives of people but also in the society as a whole. Which is not the role of a robot?
it is invented to make life more efficient and less stressful
Just like people living in the society, robots also have their own set of rules and characteristics that defines what a good robot is. Which of the following Laws were formulated by Isaac Asinov in 1940 when thinking of ethical consequences of robots?
Law I.
Law II.
Law: III.
Why does the future not need us due to artificial intelligence?
it can self-replicate
Advantages of robots- EXCEPT.
They will lead to unemployment
In the possibility that machines adopt the nature of humans, which is to be considered most?
entails to protect and exercise human rights in everyone
Children born with a genetic condition requires a gene therapy as a way to treat the issue. What benefits can be acquired in this therapy?
it could help to correct these issues instead of forcing into parens
What can be the potential risks of gene therapy?
A. immune system may respond leading to inflammation due to the inserted genes.
C. inserted gene may be placed in the wrong place
Which of the following is gene therapy beneficial?
A. heart disease
B. AIDS
C. cancer
The following are pros of gene therapy, EXCEPT.
ethical concerns
Which of the following happens to the country’s economics due to climate change?
A. during heavy rainfall, it damages infrastructure
B. drought and scarcity of water tend to damage agricultural products.
C. high inflation rate
The most effective way of combating the effect of global warming to human health?
change life habit
Because of global warming, permafrost and ice are melting massively at the pole, increasing the sea level at a rate never known before. Which of the following is the worst outcome of this phenomenon?
disappearance of the many marine life and species
__________ is a term used to describe the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
Eccentricity
_____________ is the variation of the tilt of Earth’s axis away from the orbital plane.
Obliquity
Precession
is the change in orientation of Earth’s rotational axis.
Top-down fabrication
t trims down large pieces of materials into nanoscale.
It manufactures products by building them up from atomic- and molecular-scale components.
Bottom-up fabrication
