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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


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