Which of the Following Is a Possible Advantage for the Environment

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a possible advantage for the environment of having farmers use plants that genetically produce Bt toxin?

• A)Plants with genes for the toxin are eaten less often by insects, and therefore less insecticide is needed.
• B)Plants that produce Bt toxin must be grown from new seeds each season, and therefore fewer of them are planted.
• C)Bt toxin is advantageous to many species of invertebrates that grow in the same fields.
• D)Harvesting plants with these genes is less disturbing to the soil layers where they are planted.
• E)Plants with these genes must be sprayed with the organism, but need much less than other plants.

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