UNIT 9: SHOULD CLONED MAMMOTHS ROAM THE EARTH?
(Items 1-5) Items 1-5:
Answer A if the statement is True and answer B if the statement is false.
Based on the information on ‘Should Cloned Mammoths Roam the Earth?’ in your textbook, identify the statements below whether they are TRUE or FALSE.
1. Some people worry that introducing the new species could disturb natural habitats.
2. Mammoths could be cloned by injecting the DNA of the mammoth into the egg cell of the modern elephant.
3. Frozen Mammoth is the movie mentioned in the text and talks about the „balance of nature‟.
4. The only way we can preserve species is by conserving the environment.
5. There are both advantages and disadvantages of cloning animals.
Items 6-10: Complete each statement using the academic words given below.
A. recovered
B. ethics
C. ensure
D. technologies
E. pose
6. Many extinct species are dead, but their DNA can be ________ from samples and fossils in museums, even those up to 200,000 years old.
7. We can preserve species through the use of genetic engineering and reproductive _______.
8. Before cloning any animals, scientists must _______ that the animals can live their lives well in this world.
9. Many people believe that cloned mammoths might ______ problems to our ecosystems.
10. I’d like to know whether humans have _______ to clone other animals. Do we have moral obligations to do it?