Year 10 Science · Unit 1 · Lesson 7

Genetic Modification and Transgenic Organisms

Foundation Worksheet

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Learning Goals

Warm Up

Match each term to its definition

Draw a line connecting each term on the left to its correct definition or example on the right. Or write the matching letter next to each term.

TermYour answerDefinition / Example
Restriction enzymesA. A small circular piece of bacterial DNA used to carry foreign genes into a host cell.
PlasmidB. An organism that contains a gene from a different species inserted by biotechnology.
Transgenic organismC. Molecular tools that cut DNA at specific sequences, allowing genes to be isolated.
VectorD. GM bacteria that carry the human insulin gene and produce insulin in industrial fermenters.
Insulin-producing E. coliE. A carrier, such as a plasmid or virus, used to transfer a gene into a host organism.
Bt cottonF. Australian cotton engineered with a bacterial gene that produces a natural insecticide, reducing pesticide use by up to 80%.

Your Turn

Sort it!

Write each GM application from the pool into the correct category box. Each item belongs in exactly one category.

E. coli producing human insulin Bt cotton reducing pesticide use Golden Rice producing beta-carotene GM mosquitoes unable to transmit dengue GM bacteria producing hepatitis B vaccine Drought-resistant GM wheat GM plants absorbing heavy metals from soil GM goats producing spider-silk protein in milk Faster-growing GM salmon Roundup-Ready soybean crops

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Agricultural

Environmental

Show What You Know

1. Explain what a transgenic organism is and give ONE example from the lesson.

Recall 2 marks

2. State ONE reason why genetic modification is faster than selective breeding.

Recall 1 mark

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?

HSCScience · Year 10 Science · Unit 1 · Lesson 7 · Foundation Worksheet