When a Farmer Grows Cotton Containing the Gene for Bt

question 4

Multiple Choice

When a farmer grows cotton containing the gene for Bt toxin,insects that are resistant (rr) survive and reproduce.These insects were resistant because:

• A)They already had alleles that made them resistant
• B)The insecticide caused mutations to generate resistant alleles
• C)The insects wanted to survive the insecticide and mutated their DNA
• D)By random chance some insects did not die from the insecticide
• E)The insects were able to produce gametes that were resistant to the insecticide

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Returns

An economic principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other variables remain at a constant.

Variable Factor

An input or resource whose quantity can be changed in the short run to adjust production levels.

Total Output

The total quantity of goods or services produced by an economy or firm in a given period.

Total Product Curve

A graph that illustrates the total quantity of output produced by a firm as a function of the total quantity of a single input used, holding all other inputs constant.