The Herbicide Roundup Kills Weeds

question 37

Multiple Choice

The herbicide Roundup kills weeds. Why do farmers want crops which are genetically engineered to be "Roundup Ready?"

• A) Those crops can produce their own weed killer, preventing weeds from growing around them.
• B) Those crops resist the Roundup that then kills all the weeds around them when it's sprayed.
• C) Those crops are less expensive to grow because farmers don't need to apply an herbicide to them to keep the weeds down.
• D) Those crops grow faster when the herbicide Roundup is sprayed on them.
• E) Farmers don't really want those crops, but if they use Roundup as an herbicide the chemical company that makes it requires the use of the genetically engineered crops.

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