Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding Norman Borlaug's

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Norman Borlaug's work using wheat in Mexico?

• A)Borlaug was the first to develop an effective pesticide targeting fungal pathogens of wheat; use of this pesticide markedly increased the yield of wheat crops in Central America.
• B)Borlaug introduced Bt wheat crops into Mexico; these crops carried bacterial genes that encoded penicillin-like compounds targeting an array of wheat pathogens.
• C)Borlaug bred wheat crops, crossing individuals that demonstrated fungal resistance to individuals that grew well in the climate of Mexico.
• D)Borlaug introduced natural predators of fungi (specifically, different species of bacteria and insects)into Mexico to increase wheat crop yields.
• E)Borlaug and his colleagues removed all fungal pathogens from wheat plants by hand, thereby increasing crop yields.

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