Learning Technical English

Questionnaire - LTE News October '07, Vol. 4 / Topic - Genetics, Organisms & Technology

Part 1. Matching
Place the letter from Column 'B' with its correct match from Column 'A'
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Column 'A'
Mendicino
Crop
Herbicide Intolerance
GMO
Trait
Argentina
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Column 'B'
a. altered genetically thru recombinant DNA technology
b. ability for plant to defend or protect itself from certain chemicals
c. characteristic
d. currently world's 2nd largest GMO crop producer
e. a plant grown & harvested for agricultural usage: i.e., corn, rice or wheat
f. county in California
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Part 2. Vocabulary Knowledge
Translate the word or phrase, which is taken from the text, "Genetically Modified Organism"
into either your native language; French, German or Dutch.
1. Nucleic acid
2. Reinsertion
3. Application
4. Modified crops
5. Sparked significant controversies
6. Cultivation
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