The Most Immediate Potential Benefits of Introducing Genetically Modified Crops

question 44

Multiple Choice

The most immediate potential benefits of introducing genetically modified crops include all of the following except

• A) increasing the amount of land suitable for agriculture.
• B) creating crops with better potential for biofuel production.
• C) creating crops with better nutritional attributes.
• D) increasing crop yield.
• E) decreasing the mutation rate of certain genes.

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Definitions:

Desensitization Therapy

A therapeutic technique used to reduce phobias and anxieties by gradually exposing the patient to the feared object or situation in a controlled manner.

Classical Conditioning

The approach of training through the habitual pairing of two stimuli; originally, the second stimulus induces the response, which later is induced by the first stimulus solely.

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response, typically when the reinforcement or stimulus that originally led to the response is removed.

Original Learning

The initial phase of acquiring new knowledge or skills where fundamental concepts and principles are established.