Chapter 18 Biotechnology and Bioengineering

TRUE/FALSE
1 : Mammals have never been cloned.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

2 : According to the Human Genome Project, human beings genes are 99.9% identical,
regardless of race or sex.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

3 : Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent, because they can develop into many different
kinds of tissue.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

4 : The yuck factor argument against human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut
reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

5 : The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

6 : One of the central issues in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the moral status
of the human blastocyst, a fertilized ball of cells that is smaller than a grain of sand.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

7 : Some opponents of stem cell research argue that the early undifferentiated cells of the
blastocyst have the full moral status of a person, and thus cannot be used in medical research.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

8 : In most cases, prosthetic limbs are an example of an enhancement technology.
A : true
B : false
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