OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the below biotechnological advances is MOST beneficial to FARMERS?
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Development of disease resistant plants for higher yields
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Development of more effective human vaccines
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The ability to create more antibiotics from bacteria
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Producing enzymes to eliminate pollutants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Biotech crops can make farming more profitable by increasing crop quality and may in some cases increase yields. The use of some of these crops can simplify work and improve safety for farmers. This allows farmers to spend less of their time managing their crops and more time on other profitable activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -(i) Exclusion of the viruses from the meristems by lack of suitable vascular or plasmodesmatal connections. (ii) Competition for key metabolites by the rapidly dividing meristem cells. (iii) The production of substances in meristem cells that result in breakdown of the virus.
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