Table 3.

Sample questions and answers from the pre- and postworkshop evaluations

1. What is the haploid chromosome number of model plant Arabidopsis thaliana?
a) 6 chromosomes	b) 22 chromosomes	c) 10 chromosomes	d) 5 chromosomes
2. ″Ac″ and ″Ds″ transposons in maize are:
a) Mutations	b) Promoters	c) Transposons	d) 5 transcripts
3. ″Genetic linkage″ in plants is:
a) Mitochondrial genes	b) Polygenes	c) Genes on the same chromosome
4. What does ″Bt corn″ stand for?
a) A GMO corn	b) A high yield corn	c) A sweet corn	d) A European corn
5. What does ″RR soybean″ stand for?
a) A dominant gene	b) Homozygous allele	c) Parents of soybean	d) Roundup ready
6. The acronym ″GMO″ stands for______________________?
a) A type of organic food	b) Genetically modified organisms	c) Parental plants
7. Name a computer program used for ″gene annotation″ in plants.
a) Firefox	b) Apollo	c) Challenger	d) Dreamweaver
8. The most important finding of Barbara McClintock was:
a) QTLs	b) Arabidopsis mutations	c) pea mutations	d) transposable elements

The correct answers are marked with an underline. The evaluations were used as an assessment of the workshop.