HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Tax revenues would decrease.
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Unemployment would increase
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The economy would decline due to exports
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The economy would improve with new jobs and tax revenue.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Residents of North Carolina presently burn 5 billion gallons of imported petroleum-based liquid fuel per year. How would the state’s economy be affected if North Carolina could produce bio-fuels locally as a replacement? Tax revenues would decrease.
Detailed explanation-2: -How would the state’s economy be affected if NC could produce biofuels locally as a replacement? The economy would improve with new jobs and tax revenue.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers? Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.
Detailed explanation-4: -It can make insect control and weed management safer while protecting crops against disease. Q. Which best describes a potential economic benefit to the rural areas of North Carolina? Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease-resistant crops.