Question

Part A

Which of the following is likely to contain the most acrylamide?

raw potato left in the skin

fried potato

baked potato

boiled potato

Part B

You are a plant geneticist and wish to alter strawberries using the same technique as was used for the Innate Potato. Which of the following do you use?

RNA interference

DNA manufacture

RNA recombination

DNA rearrangement

Part C

A genetically modified variety of tomato is created and approved for human consumption. Which of the following is most likely to not support this?

Center for Food Safety

Monsanto

Food and Drug Administration

United States Department of Agriculture

Part D

Why was Simplot interested in creating a potato that produced less acrylamide?

Acrylamide causes heart disease.

Acrylamide is a suspected carcinogen.

Acrylamide makes potato plants more susceptible to blight.

Acrylamide reduces the shelf life of potatoes.

Part E

You are interested in trying an Innate Potato. Where are you most likely to find one?

You will have to plant the seeds yourself.

Your local farmers market.

Your local grocery store.

McDonald's

Answer 1

Part A: Acrylamide is a chemical substance that naturally found in the common foods. Generally, these compounds arise during cooking some foods at high temperature. Acrylamide is naturally present in foods in forms of sugars and amino acids. Finally, acrylamide is carcinogen that arise from natural food cooking at high temperature.

Hence, the final answer is fried potatoes

Part B. A genetically modified variety of tomato is created and approved for human consumption. Which of the following is most likely to not support this?

The correct answer is RNA interference. or RNAi technology.

RNAi is most advanced gene modification tool in molecular biology. By using this tool to activate or suppress the gene expression.

Part C A genetically modified variety of tomato is created and approved for human consumption. Which of the following is most likely to not support this?

Answer: central food safety.

Part D Why was Simplot interested in creating a potato that produced less acrylamide?

Answer: Acrylamide is a suspected carcinogen.

Part E You are interested in trying an Innate Potato. Where are you most likely to find one?

Answer: Local Grocery Store