Farm Alarm!!

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  1. 1. One tactic to control herbicide resistant is tilling them into the ground, leading to increased _____ erosion [2]
  2. 4. A hormone frequently produced by splicing cow genes into e. coli bacteria, which artificially increases milk production when given to cows and has been linked to cancer when that milk is consumed by humans [6]
  3. 5. Currently under FDA review, GE _____ could be the first GM animal approved for sale to consumers [6]
  4. 7. Inflammation in your digestive tract can lead to _____ diseases, including heart disease, thyroid dysfunction, and autoimmune disorders
  5. 9. Over 75% of Hawaiian _____ is genetically modified [4]
  6. 10. Genetically modified crops are also known as _____ [3]
  7. 15. The GE monoculture method of agriculture damages local _____ when pesticides are washed into nearby waterways by runoff [6]
  8. 17. Invasive plants that have evolved to withstand conventional herbicides by cross-breeding with GMO crops or through a natural evolutionary response to prolonged herbicide exposure [6]
  9. 18. Agricultural workers exposed to Bt crops have been found to develop _____ reactions, some even requiring hospitalization [6]
  10. 20. One of three US agencies that regulates genetically modified crops [1]
  11. 22. Unanticipated genetic interaction in GE foods has been found to lead to the development of new _____ compounds in the crop [5]
  12. 23. GE crops are not currently required to be tested for _____, or cancer causing, properties [4]
  13. 26. Despite claims that Bt toxins would be destroyed by human _____ and would thus pose no possible threat, one study found Bt toxins in the blood of ninety-three percent of pregnant women tested [6]
  14. 31. One of three US agencies that regulates GM crops [1]
  15. 33. _____ is the unintentional cross breeding of a GM crop with nearby non-GM crops [3]
  16. 36. Number of countries that have banned GMOs[10]
  17. 37. GE seeds have created an increasing _____ on the American food system, as the “Big Four” biotech companies, Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta, and Dow, control 80% of the corn market, 70% of the soybean market, and over 50% of the world’s seed supply [9]
  18. 38. Ninety percent of _____ grown in the US in 2013 were GE [2]
  19. 39. One way pesticide producing GM crops disrupt local _____ is by killing off local insect populations, leaving gaps for invasive species to move in and flourish [1]
  20. 40. Seventy percent of _____ and cotton grown in the US was GM [2]
  21. 41. Because GE seeds are protected by _____, farmers face fines and lawsuits if they attempt to save seeds from these crops to plant in future years [6]
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  1. 2. GE foods can be avoided by buying _____ foods [4]
  2. 3. An imbalance in natural flora in your GI tract, one potential side effect of consuming GE crops [6]
  3. 6. These butterflies are one example of unintentional victims of GE crops; the herbicide used on GE corn & soy, designed to kill common weeds, also kills these benign insects by obliterating their preferred nesting habitat, milkweed. [8]
  4. 8. "Bt corn" is a GM crop made by splicing genes from Bacillus thuringiensis, a _____ that produces proteins toxic to insects [3]
  5. 11. Studies have found similarities in the _____ of children with autism and laboratory animals fed GE diets [6]
  6. 12. GE crops pose a large threat of _____ to organic crops via pollen and seed spread by wind, floods, and insects [4]
  7. 13. Genetic modification is incredibly imprecise; many experiments end in _____, or non-viable mutations [5]
  8. 14. Due to the rise of weeds that are also resistant to the same _____ as the crops, GE have not borne out claims they they will decrease the use of chemical pesticides; pesticide use has actually increased [2]
  9. 16. Genetically modified crops are plants with altered _____, which is changed to introduce traits that do not naturally occur in the species, like insect-killing toxic leaves [1]
  10. 19. Used by scientists to produce desired genetic mutations by firing DNA laden cells at target cells [1]
  11. 21. Residues of the chemical cocktail of herbicides used in conjunction with GE crops have been found in _____ produced from those GE crops [6]
  12. 24. Escaped GE fish could potentially disrupt existing wild populations by becoming _____ due to genetic alterations that allow them to thrive in unnatural habitats [8]
  13. 25. GE soy has been found to contain increased levels of anti-nutrients like _____, which have been shown to increase infertility in laboratory animals.
  14. 27. GM fish pose significant risks to delicate ocean _____ due to potential increases in pollution and disease among aquaculture establishments [8]
  15. 28. GE foods can be _____ in the human body because the immune system doesn’t recognize them as food, but rather as toxins [6]
  16. 29. One of three US agencies that regulates GE crops [1]
  17. 30. Studies have shown that herbicides like glyphosate are _____, meaning they cause birth defects [6]
  18. 32. Seventy percent of _____ grown in the US in 2013 was GE [2]
  19. 34. _____, the active ingredient in RoundUp, has been linked to birth defects, infertility, and cancer [6]
  20. 35. The _____ Project offers a voluntary certification process so that producers can test and verify that they have avoided the use of GE ingredients in their products [4]