HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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If a company genetically modifies corn to produce an odor that repels insects, which best describes how the corn was modified?
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by crop rotation techniques
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by chemical exposure
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by harvesting at different times
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by techniques used in biotechnology
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Crops produced by biotechnology include soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, papaya, tomatoes and squash. Also, an enzyme used to make cheese and yeast to make bread is commonly produced by biotechnology. Protection of the environment. Scientists have made some foods, such as papayas and potatoes, more resistant to disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most GMO corn is created to resist insect pests or tolerate herbicides. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn is a GMO corn that produces proteins that are toxic to certain insect pests but not to humans, pets, livestock, or other animals.
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