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question 92

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Millions of people suffer from hunger and malnutrition. With artificial selection, farmers have improved the yields of many agricultural crops. More recently, plant biotechnology/genetic engineering has been suggested as a means to further improve crops and combat hunger.
-Plant biotechnology, like all technologies, has benefits and risks. Thinking back on what you know about evolution and ecology, you know there are several serious environmental concerns with respect to transgenic crops. Which of the following is not an environmental concern of transgenic crops?

• A)Genetically modified crops can be engineered to produce higher yields.
• B)Herbicide-resistant crops can be sprayed as often as desired.
• C)Genetically modified crops that produce their own insecticide may potentially harm non-target organisms.
• D)Insects show resistance to Bt toxin.
• E)Genetically modified crops may produce hybridize with wild relatives.

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Definitions:

Renal Corpuscle

The initial filtering component of the nephron in the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule.

Filtration Slits

Narrow openings between the extensions of the podocytes in the kidney that filter blood to form urine.

Hydrostatic Pressure

The pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium due to the force of gravity.

Glomerular Filtration Membrane

A specialized filter in the kidney, consisting of capillary networks, that allows the passage of water and small solutes into the nephron while retaining larger molecules.