Question 1

According to the Human Genome Project human beings regardless of race are 99.9% identical,but the 0.1 percent difference is made up of significant genetic variations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The suggestion that using embryos from fertility clinics which would otherwise be destroyed or kept frozen is an ethical activity relies upon ________ reasoning

Accepted Answer

A)   Egoism
B)   Natural law
C)   Categorical imperative
D)   Utilitarianism

Question 3

How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

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A)   It has been cross-bred for centuries.
B)   It has been made drought-resistant.
C)   It has been made sterile.
D)   It has been infused with "edible vaccines."

Question 4

Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent,because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

Therapeutic cloning refers to the process by which

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A)   Clones are healed during development.
B)   Genetic material is created for therapies.
C)   Cloning is used for medical purposes.
D)   Genetic replicas are created for people who have lost pets.

Question 6

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The yuck factor argument to human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 smaller than a grain of sand.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

The Human Genome Project was completed in:

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A)   1995.
B)   It is not yet finished.
C)   2000.
D)   2013.

Question 10

Give two of the reasons found in the text for why people value privacy.

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One reason we value privacy is because i...

Question 11

Give two common criticisms of GMOs.

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One is the concern that farm-raised and ...

Question 12

Mammals have never been cloned.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Give two objections to genetic screening.

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One objection to genetic screening is be...

Question 14

According to MacKinnon,of the 20,000 human genes,how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   300
B)   18,000
C)   10,000
D)   1,000

Question 15

Stem cells are

Accepted Answer

A)   Monopotent.
B)   Pluripotent.
C)   Omnipotent.
D)   Bipotent.

Question 16

The argument that human personhood begins at conception and humans should not be used for scientific research is founded in

Accepted Answer

A)   Categorical imperative.
B)   Utilitarianism.
C)   Natural law.
D)   Virtue ethics.

Question 17

The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The "playing God" argument against cloning

Accepted Answer

A)   Is religious in nature.
B)   Is the same as the "yuck" argument.
C)   Is built on teachings in the Christian Bible.
D)   Is not necessarily a religious argument. D

Question 19

A common ethical objection to human reproductive cloning is

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a production rather than a creation.
B)   It violates the human's rights to an open future
C)   All of these choices.
D)   It is comparable to "playing God."

Exam 18: Stem Cell Research Cloning and Genetic Engineering

According to the Human Genome Project human beings regardless of race are 99.9% identical,but the 0.1 percent difference is made up of significant genetic variations.

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The suggestion that using embryos from fertility clinics which would otherwise be destroyed or kept frozen is an ethical activity relies upon ________ reasoning

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How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

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Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent,because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

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False

Therapeutic cloning refers to the process by which

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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.

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The yuck factor argument to human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

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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 smaller than a grain of sand.

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The Human Genome Project was completed in:

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Give two common criticisms of GMOs.

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Mammals have never been cloned.

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According to MacKinnon,of the 20,000 human genes,how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

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Stem cells are

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The argument that human personhood begins at conception and humans should not be used for scientific research is founded in

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The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

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The suggestion that using embryos from fertility clinics which would otherwise be destroyed or kept frozen is an ethical activity relies upon ________ reasoning

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How has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

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Embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent,because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

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Therapeutic cloning refers to the process by which

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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.

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The yuck factor argument to human cloning holds that we ought to trust our gut reactions to certain procedures as indicative of their moral nature.

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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 smaller than a grain of sand.

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The Human Genome Project was completed in:

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According to MacKinnon,of the 20,000 human genes,how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

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The Human Genome Project was designed to alter and perfect the human genetic code.

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