applied biology and agriculture
12 plants provide 80% of the world's food
True
28 countries grew GM crops in 2015
True
300 mg of caffeine impairs normal function
True
4 million animals are tested on in the UK each year
True
68% of the population think animal testing is acceptable
True
75% of the population think we should be looking for alternative to animal testing
True
91% of all cotton in India is bt cotton
True
A commonly used reporter gene in plants that leads to blue coloration is GUS
True
A disease is any departure from a specified criteria of normality
True
A negative of having a transplantation is that long term immunosuppressive drugs are needed
True
ABO blood typing is essential for successful tissue transplantation
True
Acute rejection occurs within a week to 3 months of transplantation
True
Addition of detergents promotes successful decellulrisation of natural tissue
True
Addition of hypotonic buffer promotes successful decellulrisation of natural tissue
True
Addition of nucleases promotes successful decellulrisation of natural tissue
True
Adult stem cells are multipotent
True
Advances in medicine were key drivers behind the development of tissue engineering
True
Agriculture began around 10 thousand years ago
True
Agrobacterium is gram negative
True
Allogenic tissues are non self and are genticaly different
True
Allograft tissue is from another individual of the same species
True
Alternatives to animal testing give more accurate results
True
America had a large hunger gap
True
An acute shortage of donor organs was a key driver behind the development of tissue engineering
True
An ageing population was a key driver behind the development of tissue engineering
True
An average cup of coffee contains 70 mg of caffeine
True
Animal manure is made of 2 parts
True
Appropriate matrix development is of critical importance in developing successful tissue engineered constructs
True
Appropriate mechanical development is of critical importance in developing successful tissue engineered constructs
True
Autologous tissue are autogenic
True
Average per capita meat consumption excluding Sub Sahara meat consumption is greatest in less developed countries
True
Average per capita meat consumption has stagnated in many Sub Saharan countries at around 10kg/anum
True
Average per capita meet consumption is greatest in industrialised countries
True
BSE causes neuropathological symptoms
True
BSE has a 2-6 year incubation period
True
BSE is related to CJD
True
Banana is a very low risk crop
True
Barley and wheat were domesticated unconsciously
True
Being fast growing is an ideal trait for domestication
True
Being high yielding in the wild is an ideal trait for domestication
True
Borlaug's wheat crop was disease resistant
True
Borlaug's wheat crop was high yielding
True
Borlaug's wheat crop was semi dwarf
True
Brachycephalic airway obstruction affects King Charles spaniels before they are 5
True
Cassava contains cyanogenic glyocosides which are broken down to cyanide on digestion
True
Cassava is hazardous
True
Cassava is often referred to as the starchy staple of the poor diet
True
Cassava suffers from rapid post deterioration
True
Cassava yields well in soils of poor fertility and is drought tolerant
True
Cats were autodomesticated
True
Celery contains harmful compounds known as furanocoumarins
True
Celery contains harmful compounds known as psoralens
True
Cell source is of critical importance in developing successful tissue engineered constructs
True
Cells are a component of the natural extracellular matrix
True
Cerebellar infaracts affects King Charles spaniels before they are 5
True
Chronic rejection develops months to years after transplantation
True
Classic plant breeding involves accelerating mutagenesis
True
Clinical diseases have symptoms
True
Collagen is a component of the natural extracellular matrix
True
Competition from other industries has decreased the size of the labour force in developed countries
True
Cotton is a low risk crop
True
Crop rotation helps utilise nutrients
True
Cytesine protinase is the enzyme used by nematodes to digest plant proteins
True
Defining animal welfare includes the state of the animals body and its feelings
True
Demand for food will have doubled by 2050
True
Desired crop traits are often detrimental to survival of the crop plant in nature
True
Desired crop traits are often selected by humans
True
Desired crop traits can be related to facilitate harvesting rather than crop size
True
Developing countries have a high mortality rate in cattle
True
Developing countries have a low calving rate in cattle
True
Developing countries have a low carcase rate in cattle
True
Developing countries have a low growth rate in cattle
True
Differences in latitude between the sites of domestication prohibited the spread of crops between domestication sites in America
True
Disease can be defined as any departure from specified criteria of normality when nutrition and the environmental requirements are at an optimum level
True
Domestication of maize took longer than the domestication of barley
True
Elastin is a component of the natural extracellular matrix
True
Embryonic cells are pluripotent
True
Embryonic stem cells being abundant is a advantage of using embryonic cells
True
Embryonic stem cells being pluripotent is a advantage of using embryonic cells
True
Ends of bones are covered in cartilage
True
Epidemic disease is caused by many infectious agents
True
Epidemic disease is controlled by herd immunity
True
Epidemic disease is dependent on population density
True
Epidemiology can be defined as the study of disease occurrence in a population or region
True
Feed conservation is the amount of live weight gained per unit of feed intake
True
Fewer small farms has decreased the size of the labour force in developed countries
True
Gain of function mutations are less frequent than loss of function mutations
True
Genetic engineering has made little impact on global crop improvement
True
Genetic engineering was used to make golden rice
True
Golden rice is being trialled
True
Grafting allows for the maintenance of a pure breed
True
Grafting combines different characteristics from different plants
True
Grafting is an expensive crop improvement method that involves intensive manual labour
True
Grafting is the most successful way of maintaining traits
True
Grafting saved the European wine industry from the American grape root louse
True
HDL is good for you
True
HLA molecules need to be as similar as possible for a graft to be successful
True
Having seeds that are capable of being stored is an ideal trait for domestication
True
Heart mitral valve disease afflicts King Charles spaniels before they are 5
True
Hyaluronan is a component of the natural extracellular matrix
True
Hypercute rejection happens within 24 hours of transplantation
True
Ideal animals for domestication need to be fast growing
True
Ideal plants for domestication need to be edible
True
Ideal plants for domestication need to be fertile
True
Ideal plants for domestication need to have Mediteranian syndrome
True
Immunological acceptance is of critical importance in developing successful tissue engineered constructs
True
In high risk crops intergression takes place with weeds
True
In moderate risk crops intergression has been shown to occur but the risk depends on the trait
True
In ruminant animals energy is obtained from microbial waste products in the form of fatty acids
True
In the agricultural system there is a high risk of disease outbreak because animals are kept in single species groups and in a close proximity
True
In very low risk crops there is no evidence for intergression
True
Income growth has led to more animal products being eaten
True
Inhibitors of cysteine proteinases are called cystatins
True
Inhibitors of cytesine protinase are called cystatins
True
Intercropping is where different plants are grown at the same place at the same time
True
Iron is a microelement
True
Kidneys can be donated from a living patient
True
King Charles Spaniels have MVD
True
King Charles Spaniels have hip dyslapsia
True
King Charles Spaniels have strokes
True
LDL causes hypertension of the arteries
True
Liver lobes can be donated from a living patient
True
Long term immunosuppressive drug therapy is essential for successful transplantation
True
MHC class 1 matching is essential for successful tissue transplantation
True
Magnesium is a macroelement useful in the creation of chlorophyll
True
Mechanisation has decreased the size of the labour force in developed countries
True
Minimising harm refers to the three R's, one of them is reduction
True
Minimising harm refers to the three R's, one of them is refinement
True
Minor histocompatibility cross matching is essential for successful transplantation
True
Molybednum is a microelement used for nitrogen reduction
True
Most animal fats we eat are adipose tissue
True
Mutation and new crops can arise spontaneously
True
Mutations in crop can arise due to stress conditions such as high temperatures
True
Mutations in crops can arise due to natural radioactivity
True
Mutations in crops can arise due to sexual reproduction
True
Mutations in crops can arise spontaneously
True
Natural accelular matrices are replaced by extracellular matrix secreted by cells.
True
Natural acellular matrices are prepared by removing cellular components from natural tissues
True
Natural acellular matrices are rich in collagen
True
Nematocides are poisonous to humans too
True
Nematodes cause losses in potato's up to 3 billion a year
True
Night blindness is caused by a lack of vitamin A
True
Nitrogen is a macroelement
True
Non ruminants have a simple stomach
True
Non ruminants produce more phosphorus
True
Norman Borlaug significantly improved food security
True
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the Green Revolution
True
Nutmeg is a hazard
True
OA is the most common form of joint disease
True
One challenge facing todays farmers are large flock sizes
True
One of an animals 5 freedoms includes freedom from fear and distress
True
One of an animals 5 freedoms is freedom from discomfort
True
One of an animals 5 freedoms is freedom from pain, injury or disease
True
One of an animals 5 freedoms is freedom to express their normal behaviour
True
One of an animals 5 freedoms is the freedom from hunger and thirst
True
One of the principle pollutants animals excrete is phosphorus
True
One of the principle pollutants that animals excrete is nitrogen in the form of ammonia
True
One of the risks of consuming too many animal products is cancer
True
One of the risks of consuming too many animal products is cardiovascular disease
True
One of the risks of consuming too many animal products is obesity
True
One of the risks of consuming too many animal products is type 2 diabetes
True
One way for ruminants to produce less nitrogen is by adding bacteria to their diets
True
One way for ruminants to produce less nitrogen is by adding tannins to their diet
True
One way of reducing phosphorus release from non ruminants is by introducing phytase into the diet
True
Organic farming creates a loose soil structure
True
Passive immunity is obtained by consuming colostrum soon after birth
True
Passive immunity is obtained from the mother when consuming colostrum soon after birth
True
Patellar luxation affects Kings Charles spaniels before they are 5
True
Phosphorus is important in buffering systems
True
Phosphorus is important in the formation of teeth
True
Phytate is a storage form of phosphate in plants
True
Phytate is a substance broken down in ruminants by a bacterial enzyme
True
Population growth has led to more animal products being eaten
True
Primary cells are isolated directly from tissue
True
Prokaryotic pathogens can be flagellated
True
Prokaryotic pathogens include agrobacterium
True
Prokaryotic pathogens include strepomyces
True
Protein reaching the small intestine in ruminants is a mixture of microbial protein and rumen undigestable proteins
True
Proteins reaching the small intestine in ruminants is digested and absorbed in a similar way to non ruminants
True
Proteoglycans have a central GAG molecule
True
Rachel Carson wrote the book the silent spring
True
Restriction enzymes are crucial for sub cloning
True
Restriction enzymes have been cloned
True
Restriction enzymes recognise palindromic sequences
True
Root stock are often less vigorous than the original fruiting plant
True
Round up crops are biodegradable
True
Ruminants benefit from both post and pre gastric fermentation
True
Ruminants can digest cellulose and semi cellulose
True
Ruminants produce more nitrogen
True
Scaffolds should be biocompatible
True
Scaffolds should be interconnected
True
Sequential cropping is when two or more crops are grown in the same season in the same place with partial overlap
True
Silk fibroin is a naturally occurring protein
True
Silk fibroin is used for cartilage
True
Solonum nigrum is a wild relative of cultivated potato
True
Some of the reason for arguments against the use of animals for food is food safety and human health issues
True
Some of the reasons for arguments against the use of animals for food are environmental degredation through over grazing
True
Some of the reasons for arguments against the use of animals for food are that animals are less efficient than crops
True
Sorghum is a high risk crop
True
Sulfur is found in some amino acids
True
Syringomyelia affects King Charles spaniels before they are 5
True
The 2006 animal welfare act states that if a person does not take steps to ensure that requirements are being met they are committing an offence
True
The Green Revolution broadened the geographic bases for crop cultivation
True
The Green Revolution brought along dwarf crops, the first one was wheat
True
The Green Revolution refers to the breeding programme for staple cereals including the development of pesticides, herbicides and mechanics
True
The North South axis in America prevented the spread of domestication
True
The USA grows the largest hectarage of GM crop is the USA
True
The age of the host that is infected can determine the behaviour of a disease
True
The best fats are conjugated fatty acids
True
The estimated population of the world is 7.6 billion
True
The fertile crescent provided a complete package
True
The first domesticate was in the fertile crescent
True
The first fertilizer was guano
True
The green revolution tries to provide a solution to the challenges of increase live stock production
True
The incubation period depends on how quickly the disease agent is able to reproduce/multiply
True
The initial domestication was unconscious
True
The large increase in pig and poultry production is due to the flexibility in what they can be fed
True
The large increase in pig and poultry production is due to their short generation intervals
True
The large increase in pig and poultry production is due to them being cheap to breed
True
The live stock revolution was demand driven
True
The livestock revolution refers to the growth in the production of livestock
True
The major cost in animal production is usually the cost of the animal feed
True
The most important crop is wheat
True
The most suitable plants for domestication have already been domesticated
True
The name for the practice of preforming operations on live animals for research is vivisection
True
The part of a gene that drives transcription is known as a promoter
True
The primary north-south axis prohibited the spread of crops between domestication sites in America
True
The principle microbial populations in the rumen include bacteria, fungi and protozoa
True
The production of meat in developed countries will an expansion of pigs and poultry industries
True
The production of meat in developed countries will increase as a result of greater use being made of concrete feeds
True
The right balance between auxin and cytokinin causes undifferentiated growth and division in plant cells
True
The scion plant is grafted onto root stock
True
The single most important force behind increasing demand for animal produce is income growth
True
There has been a particular increased demand for white meat
True
There is a standard animal welfare law across the EU
True
Tissue retrieval can be done by the outgrowth of cells
True
Traditional crops are often selected by humans
True
Traditional crops originate from human activity
True
Urbanisation has decreased the size of the labour force in developed countries
True
Urbanisation has led to more animal crops being eaten
True
Xenogenic tissues are from different species
True
early fruiting and easy harvesting are positive outcomes of grafting
True
solanum dulcamara is a wild relative of cultivated potato
True
20 countries grew GM crops in 2015
False
30 countries grew GM crops in 2015
False
35 countries grew GM crops in 2015
False
40 countries grew GM crops in 2015
False
68% of the population oppose animal testing
False
A commonly used reporter gene in plants that leads to blue coloration is BFP
False
A commonly used reporter gene in plants that leads to blue coloration is CAT
False
A commonly used reporter gene in plants that leads to blue coloration is GFP
False
A commonly used reporter gene in plants that leads to blue coloration is luciferin
False
Acute rejection takes place within 24 hours
False
Adult stem cells are pluripotent
False
Agriculture was a necessary out come of domestication
False
Alternatives to animal testing give much faster results
False
America quickly adopted an agricultural lifestyle after domestication
False
An average cup of coffee contains 10 mg of caffeine
False
An average cup of coffee contains 30 mg of caffeine
False
An average cup of coffee contains 50mg of caffeine
False
An average cup of coffee contains 90 mg of caffeine
False
An isograft describes cells from an individual of the same species with a different genotype
False
Animal manure is made of 3 parts
False
Antibody production is of critical importance in developing successful tissue engineered constructs
False
Auxins stimulate shoot formation
False
Average per capita meat consumption in less developed countries will match that of industrialised by 2030
False
Average per capita meat consumption is falling in China
False
BSE is caused by a virus
False
BSE only affect dairy cattle
False
Being pollinated by insects is an ideal trait for domestication
False
Biased evolution is in favour of traits that are good for the crop
False
Bone marrow cannot be donated from living patients
False
Bone marrow replacement is essential for successful transplantation
False
Borlaug's wheat crop didn't need fertilizer
False
Borlaug's wheat crop was pest resistant
False
Bt cotton is mostly used by big farmers in India
False
Calcium is found in certain amino acids
False
Cartilage is a component of the natural extracellular matrix
False
Cassava is the most important root and tuber crop in the world in terms of area and production
False
Celery contains harmful compounds known as cyanogens
False
Celery contains harmful compounds known as plulorins
False
Celery contains harmful compounds known as solanins
False
Celery does not contain any harmful products
False
Clinical diseases are infection without illness
False
Collage:hydroxypatite is naturally occurring
False
Collagen:hydroxypatite is complex
False
Cotton is a moderate risk crop
False
Crop rotation is an effective way of controlling nematodes
False
Cytokines stimulate root formation
False
Decreasing productivity has decreased the size of the labour force in developed countries
False
Decreasing temperature promotes successful decellularisation of natural tissue
False
Defining animal welfare only looks at the physical state of the animals body
False
Demand for food will have quadrupled by 2050
False
Desired crop traits are generally of benefit to the plant
False
Desired crop traits evolve naturally
False
Developing countries have a poor gene pool in cattle
False
Different tastes among Native Americans societies prohibited the spread of crops between domestication sites in America
False
Disease can be defined as a viral infectiondi
False
Disease can be defined as an allergic reaction
False
Disease can be defined as an injury
False
Disease can be defined as any bacterial infection causing high temperature in an animal
False
Diseases are only caused by viruses
False
Embryionic stem cells retain the identity of egg and sperm is an advantage of using embryonic cells
False
Embryonic cells are multipotent
False
Embryonic cells are totipotent
False
Embryonic cells being allogenic is a advantage of using embryonic cells
False
Embryonic cells being potentially tumourgenic is an advantage of using embryonic cells.
False
Epidemic disease is present in the population all of the year
False
Epidemiologist cure animals of diseases
False
Epidemiology can be defined as the study of clinical symptoms of disease
False
Epidemiology can be defined as the study of disease preventation
False
Epidemiology can be defined as the study of pathogencity of infectious microorganisms
False
Epidemiology can be defined as the study of protecting humans from animal diseases.
False
Feed conservation efficiency values are generally greater for ruminant livestock than non ruminant livestock
False
Feed conservation efficiency values can be greater than one
False
Feed conservation efficiency values can never be greater than 0
False
Feed conservation is the amount of feed intake required per unit of live weight gain
False
Genetic engineering has allowed for a break through in creating big potatoes
False
Genetic engineering involves producing a trans genic plant with natural agrobacterium strains
False
Genetic engineering involves random seed mutagenesis and screening for desired traits
False
Graft rejection is uncommon
False
Grafting is a form of genetic engineering
False
Grafting is cheap
False
Grafting is dangerous
False
Hormones are synthesized by agrobacterium to promote the formation of tumours in plants
False
Hybrid seed is an artefact that happens in genetic engineering
False
Hybrid seed is cheaper than normal seed, but cannot be re used
False
Hybrid vigour refers to a genetic engineering technique that is well understood
False
Hypercute rejection happens within a couple of weeks of transplantation
False
Ideal animals for domestication need to be overly flighty
False
Ideal animals for domestication need to have a complex diet
False
Ideal plants for domestication need to be pollinated by insects
False
Immunosuppressive drugs are without fault
False
In low risk crops there is no evidence for intergression
False
In organic farming mineral fertilizers are used
False
In ruminant animals all the microorganisms associated with the gut are located in the rumen
False
In the USA there are strict animal welfare laws that cover all animals
False
In the agricultural system there is a high risk of disease outbreak because animals are of poor condition
False
In the agricultural system there is less chance of infection because the animals are vaccinated
False
In the agricultural system there is less risk of disease because animals are treated readily.
False
Increasing the salt concentration of buffers promotes successful decellulrisation of natural tissue
False
Infection of agrobacterium conforms with Koch's postulate
False
Inhibitors of cysteine proteinases are called CBPS
False
Inhibitors of cysteine proteinases are called PCBS
False
Inhibitors of cysteine proteinases are called carbamates
False
Inhibitors of cysteine proteinases are called methyl bromide
False
Intercropping is where two or more crops are grown in the same space with partial overlap
False
King Charles Spaniels have CVD
False
King Charles spaniels don't get disorder of the brain and spinal cord
False
Launch of tissue engineering specific journals were key drivers behind the development of tissue engineering
False
Linus Pauling won the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the Green Revolution
False
Loss of function mutations are likely to give a survival advantage
False
Loss of function mutations tend to be dominant
False
Mace is not hazardous to eat
False
Magnese is a macroelement
False
Man made transgenic plants cannot be maintained without constant spraying of hormones
False
Minimising harm refers to the three R's, one of them is reuse
False
Monoculture leads to harmful mutations
False
Most mutations are dominant
False
Mutations in crops can arise due to the use of mineral fertilisers
False
Natural accelular matrices have poor mechanical properties
False
Natural acellular matrices are manufactured from polymers
False
Night blindness is caused by a lack of vitamin B
False
Night blindness is caused by a lack of vitamin C
False
Night blindness is caused by a lack of vitamin D
False
Night blindness is caused by a lack of vitamin E
False
Nitrogen can build up in plant cell walls
False
No nutrient absorption takes place in the rumen
False
Non ruminants produce more nitrogen
False
One of an animals 5 freedoms is the freedom to be with other animals
False
One of the principle pollutants animals excrete is carbon dioxide
False
One of the principle pollutants animals excrete is sulphur
False
One of the risks of consuming too many animal products is hair loss
False
One way for ruminants to produce less nitrogen is by adding phytase
False
One way of reducing phosphorus release of non ruminants is by adding tannins
False
Organic crops do not contain minerals
False
Passive immunity is obtained by a vaccination
False
Passive immunity is obtained by administration of antibiotics
False
Passive immunity is obtained by breeding disease resistant animals
False
Passive immunity is obtained by exposing animals to infected animals
False
Passive immunity is obtained by the administration of antibiotics
False
Passive immunity is obtained by vaccination
False
Phosphorus is a chelating agent that holds pectic middle lamella together
False
Phytate is a form of chloroplast resistant to herbicides
False
Phytate is an enzyme that can be introduced to plants to improve phosphate utilisation by non ruminant animals
False
Phytate is an important enzyme in the novel synthesis of plastics in plants
False
Pigs transferred TB to humans
False
Potassium is an essential component of nucleic acids
False
Prokaryotic pathogens include mitochondria
False
Prokaryotic pathogens include phytophora
False
Proteins reaching the small intestine in ruminants is entirely of microbial origin
False
Proteins reaching the small intestine in ruminants is of no further use to the animal
False
Proteins reaching the small intestine in ruminants undergradable dietary protein fraction
False
Proteoglycans are positively charged
False
Public interest in the field was a key driver behind the development of tissue engineering
False
Rachel Carson wrote the book under the sea
False
Rachel Carson wrote the book under the sea wind
False
Rene Cassin won the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the Green Revolution
False
Restriction enzymes are lipids
False
Restriction enzymes are used to ligate DNA
False
Round up crops will kill bad weeds
False
Round up crops will promote the use of herbicides
False
Round up resistant crops are harmful to humans
False
Round up resistant crops are of use to other companies selling herbicides that aren't round up
False
Ruminant animals are efficient at converting dietary into body proteins
False
Ruminants are less efficient than non ruminants at capturing dietary phosphorus
False
Ruminants can digest lignin
False
Ruminants have a simple stomach
False
Ruminants produce more phosphorus
False
Scaffolds should not be biodegradable
False
Scaffolds should not be highly porous
False
Solonum belum is a wild relative of cultivated potato
False
Solonum tuberosum is a wild relative of cultivated potato
False
Solonum umbelliferum is a wild relative of cultivated potato
False
Somatic nuclear replacement has a high success rate
False
Some of the reasons for arguments against the use of animals for food is that it is not financially sound
False
Some of the reasons for arguments against the use of animals for food is that the food produced is of low quality
False
The 2003 animal welfare act states that if a person does not take the steps to ensure that requirements are being met they are committing an offence
False
The Green Revolution brought along dwarf crops, the first one was barley
False
The Green Revolution brought along dwarf crops, the first one was corn
False
The Green Revolution brought along dwarf crops, the first one was rice
False
The Green Revolution brought along dwarf crops, the first one was rye
False
The Green Revolution helped preserve the environment
False
The Green Revolution helped small farmers
False
The Green Revolution occurred in Russia in 1917
False
The abundance of large game animals in America prohibited the spread of crops between domestication sites in America
False
The best fats contain lots of LDL
False
The country that grows the largest hectarage of GM crop is Argentina
False
The country that grows the largest hectarage of GM crop is Brazil
False
The country that grows the largest hectarage of GM crop is Canada
False
The country that grows the largest hectarage of GM crop is India
False
The estimated population if the world is 6.6 billion
False
The estimated population of the world is 5.6 billion
False
The estimated population of the world is 8.6 billion
False
The estimated population of the world is 9.6 billion
False
The fertile crescent had a large hunger gap
False
The first domesticate was in Mesoamerica
False
The food revolution was demand driven
False
The incubation period depends on previous infection by the disease agent
False
The incubation period depends on the age of the host
False
The incubation period depends on the size of the host
False
The large increase in pig and poultry production is due to their long reproduction cycles
False
The large increase in pigs and poultry production are due to the lack of competition with humans for food
False
The livestock revolution refers to the decrease in agriculture in the UK
False
The livestock revolution refers to the growing awareness of livestock production
False
The livestock revolution refers to the use of biotechnology iin agricultural production
False
The major cost in animal production is usually housing
False
The major cost in animal production is usually labour
False
The major cost in animal production is usually the cost of the animals
False
The major cost in animal production is usually vet bills
False
The major cost in animal production is usually veterinary costs
False
The most important crop is barley
False
The most important crop is maize
False
The most important crop is rice
False
The name for the practice of preforming operations on live animals for research is surgery
False
The omasum is the equivalent of the monogastric stomach
False
The part of a gene that drives transcription is known as a switch
False
The part of a gene that drives transcription is known as an enhancer
False
The part of a gene that drives transcription is known as an exon
False
The part of the gene that drives transcription is known as an intron
False
The production of meat in developed countries will increase as a result of an increase of ruminant in relative to non ruminant livestock production
False
The production of meat in developed countries will increase as a result of more intensive cattle farming
False
The production of meat in developed countries will increase due to greater use of forage based diets
False
The single most important force behind increasing demand for animal produce is improving quality of animal produce
False
The single most important force behind increasing demand for animal produce is population growth
False
The single most important force behind increasing demand for animal produce is urbanisation
False
The so called organic crops are completely natural and have evolved in nature without humans
False
There are no problems with agriculture
False
There are strict animal welfare laws in South Africa
False
There has been a particular increased demand for red meat
False
There is a small clinical demand for organs and tissue
False
Traditional crops are always safe
False
Traditional crops are completely natural
False
Traditional crops are natural
False
Traditional crops are of benefit to the environment
False
Traditional crops are safe
False
Traditional crops should be banned
False
Traditional crops should be banned because they are GMOs
False
Transgenic crops have already helped the poor significantly
False
Wheat is a high risk factor
False
Willy Brandt won the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the Green Revolution
False
in the agricultural system there is less chance of a disease outbreak because the animals are housed
False
the most important crop is millet
False
