Select Statements That Describe the Relationship Between Farming Bt Corn

question 20

Multiple Choice

Select statements that describe the relationship between farming Bt corn and insecticide use.Select the TWO statements that are correct.

• A) Insecticide use will continue to decrease unabated for the foreseeable future.
• B) Insecticide use may rise in the future if insect populations develop Bt resistance.
• C) Insecticide use has decreased as the planting of Bt corn seed has spread.
• D) Insecticide use has increased on farms that did not plant Bt-treated corn seed.
• E) Insecticide use has increased on farms that planted Bt corn seed.

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Definitions:

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