A Botanist Has Conducted an Experiment Where the Leaf on the Right

question 3

Multiple Choice

A botanist has conducted an experiment where the leaf on the right is from a conventional rice plant and the leaf on the left is from a rice plant that was genetically modified to be pest resistant. Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The leaf on the left was grown under conditions without any insects.
• B)The leaf on the right is from the control portion of the experiment.
• C)The leaf on the left was from the control portion for this experiment.
• D)Both leaves are from the treatment part of the experiment.

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