BTEC 3317 Quiz 2

With the publication in 1986 of the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (CFRB) as the formal policy for regulating biotechnology activities and products, intergeneric organisms were classified as new organisms and regulated as potential pathogens. What type of DNA transfer would least likely be considered intergeneric?

Engineering of the chymosin gene of cows into the fungus, Aspergillus, for use in cheese making

Transfer of growth hormone gene from a fast growing salmon into a native, slower-growing salmon

Transfer of herbicide resistance gene from Agrobacterium into tomato cells

Transfer of the cry toxin gene from the Gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, into corn

Transfer of growth hormone gene from a fast growing salmon into a native, slower-growing salmon

3 multiple choice options

With the publication in 1986 of the CFRB as the formal policy for regulating biotechnology activities and products, which agency or agencies will be involved in reviewing an orange tree genetically engineered to be resistant to an insect-transmitted virus?

USDA, EPA, and FDA

USDA and EPA only

USDA and FDA only

FDA and EPA only

USDA, EPA, and FDA

3 multiple choice options

What does not apply to the biotechnology notification files (BNF)?

Biotechnology notification files describes the possible changes to the nutritional compositions of the modified crop

Biotechnology notification files describes the possible changes to toxicity of the modified crop

Biotechnology notification files are the results of consultations of companies which develop GM plants with the USDA

Biotechnology notification files describe the intended effects of the genetic modification on plant traits

Biotechnology notification files are the results of consultations of companies which develop GM plants with the USDA

3 multiple choice options

The USDA requires a permit for the introduction of regulated organisms. Introduction is of three types. From the USDA regulations, which one is not included as a type of introduction?

Interstate transport of the regulated article from Texas to California

Release of the regulated organism from a laboratory and into the environment for field testing

Importation of a regulated organism from US and into Japan

Importation of radioactive chrysanthemum from the Russia to US

Importation of a regulated organism from US and into Japan

3 multiple choice options

According to Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title ___ part ____, a regulated article is any organism that has been altered through genetic engineering , if the donor, recipient, or vector agent belongs to a taxa considered as plant pest.

CFR7, part 340

CFR17, part340

CFR70, part340

CFR340, part7

CFR7, part 340

3 multiple choice options

What is not true about the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services' (APHIS) permit system for GMO testing?

Precautions must be taken to prevent accidental spread of GMOs

Permit must be submitted 120 days before planned GMO field testing

Field testing of new GMO plant by private companies is exempted from APHIS permit

APHIS must be notified within 24 hours of accidental release of GMO

Field testing of new GMO plant by private companies is exempted from APHIS permit

3 multiple choice options

What is currently the law primarily used by the US Department of Agriculture to regulate genetically engineered plants and which requires a permit prior to field testing of GMOs?

Recombinant DNA Advisory Act

Virus, Serum Toxin Act (VSTA)

None of the other choices is correct

Plant Regulation Act

None of the other choices is correct

3 multiple choice options

When a developer has collected enough evidence that a GE organism poses no more of a plant pest risk than an equivalent non-GE organism, the developer may _________ APHIS to determine ___________ status for the GE organism.

Petition:introduction

Permit:release

Petition:non-regulated

permit:introduction

Petition:non-regulated

3 multiple choice options

The development of a marketed GM plant takes close to 9 years. The regulatory responsibilities of USDA begins with:

backcross breeding to remove extra unwanted

sequences

Initial field trials

Transforming the plant with the gene construct

experiments on the isolation and characterization of the gene that will be introduced into a plant

Initial field trials

3 multiple choice options

What is not a 2013 goal of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology 21st Century Agriculture (AC21)?

Gather data on unintended GE presence in commercial non-GE seed supplies intended for identity preserved production of non-GE plants

Evaluate the effectiveness of practices for coexistence of GMO, organic, and non-GMO crops.

Develop a thorough inventory of USDA data that would help to quantify economic losses incurred by farmers due to contamination of non-GMO products by GMOs

Evaluate the effect of an engineered protein on food digestibility in humans

Evaluate the effect of an engineered protein on food digestibility in humans

3 multiple choice options

What is not true of laws or of regulations?

Laws and regulations are both enforceable

Regulations are written by federal agencies to provide details on how laws will be implemented by the agencies

Federal register is the daily official publication of the US government where all newly proposed laws can be accessed

Laws and regulations are both found in the US Code

Laws and regulations are both found in the US Code

3 multiple choice options

In 1971, Paul Berg successfully combined E. coli DNA with the DNA from the virus, SV40, that causes cancer in apes. To address human health and environmental concerns with similar experiments in the future, the National Institutes of Health formed the ___________ in 1974.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC)

Biotechnology Advisory Division (BAD)

Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC)

3 multiple choice options

Transfer of genetic material from microbes to taxonomically unrelated organisms occur in the laboratory under artificial conditions; such transfer does not take place naturally outside of the controlled conditions in a laboratory.

TRUE or FALSE

FALSE

1 multiple choice option

As part of containment guidelines for naturally occurring and genetically modified microbes, NIH classified microbes to biosafety levels according to their risks to even healthy individuals. What is the BSL classification of the Ebola virus which can cause disease even in otherwise healthy individuals?

BSL-1

BSL-2

BSL-3

BSL-4

BSL-4

3 multiple choice options

What does not apply to the CFRB and CFRB policies?

CFRB stands for Centralized Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology

CFRB policies are based on verifiable scientific risks

Intended to assign jurisdiction on regulation of biotech products to the FDA, EPA, and or USDA based largely on the intended use of the product

CFRB policies are intended to ensure the safety of biotech research and products

CFRB stands for Centralized Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology

3 multiple choice options