FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is NOT a reason to genetically modify plants?
A
To make the plants poisonous to insects
B
Make plants drought resistant
C
To produce fewer plants
D
Improve the nutrition of food grown
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Basmati rice’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Environmental concerns include : the risk of outcrossing, where genes from GMO foods pass into wild plants and other crops. a negative impact on insects and other species. reduction in other plant types, leading to a loss of biodiversity.

Detailed explanation-3: -They create super weeds is not a benefit of GMOs. These genetically modified Organisms are different from those that are developed from selective breeding.

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