Quiz 3 EPA Sp25 Flashcards
The environmental health mandate of the US EPA was motivated by a book by Rachel Carson entitled “Silent Spring” which talked about the negative environmental effects of a widely used agricultural chemical, DDT. What is not true of DDT?
DDT is a nerve poison used to control rodents that feed on agricultural products
The EPA’s reason for regulating herbicide resistant plants is due mainly to:
the spread of herbicide-resistant plants can become difficult to control
The US Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for regulating pesticides, novel microorganisms, and herbicide resistant plants under CFR title _______.
CFR 40
The requirement for pesticide registration and for Experimental Use Permits before testing bioengineered plants or microbes in the environment is covered under which Act?
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
Under FIFRA, what is or are regulated by the EPA in a transgenic plant expressing a plant-incorporated protectant?
The transgene and the protective protein product of the transgene
Management of insect resistance to plant-incorporated pesticides (PIPs) is one responsibility of EPA. What is not a practice recommended to delay the development of insect resistance to PIPs?
Avoid having areas that are planted with non-PIP plants
Registration refers to federal pre-marketing approval of biopesticides. What would not be regulated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a biopesticide?
Pseudomonas putida that was patented for oil degradation
What applies to biopesticides?
Many biopesticides have narrow spectrum of activity and may not affect helpful insects
What is not true of EPAs experimental use permit?
Field testing of watermelon engineered with Bt is not required since Bt had been approved previously for use in corn.
For evaluating transgenic plants, EPA spends about one year reviewing the data collected, prior to deregulating the plant for commercialization. What is not a concern that EPA focuses on?
The increased sugar content of the transgenic fruit
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, a manufacturer must submit a ___________________ 90 days before the manufacture or import of intergeneric microorganisms for commercial purposes
Microbial Commercial Activity Notice
Aside from regulating disposal of controlled, addicting drugs like heroin and other pain medications, the Drug Enforcement Administration is also responsible for regulating the proper disposal of sleep aids. True or false?
TRUE
Patents protect inventions for up to 20 years from the earliest date of filing. For soybeans genetically engineered with the cry or Bt toxin, intellectual property protection activity starts at what stage of product development?
Starting from the isolation and characterization of a new cry toxin gene
Patents protect inventions in exchange for public disclosure of the invention. Myriad Genetics lost its case on its patent for the breast cancer gene, BRCA1, for what reason?
BRCA1 gene exists in nature and therefore cannot be patented
Under the America Invents Act, the first person to file a valid patent application for a diagnostic machine with the USPTO will be granted the patent even if he was not first in making a working version of the diagnostic machine. True or False?
TRUE
