Organic produce has consistently higher nutritional value than conventional produce.
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There has been a shift in agricultural practices from conventionally grown produce towards organic methods of food production. Please choose if the statements below are true or false.Organic farmers can use pesticides.
A. True
B. False
Apples that have been genetically modified to not turn brown as quickly when cut and potatoes genetically modified to eliminate black spots are both examples of:
A. Foods that achieve the desired characteristics through cross-pollination of two species as opposed to gene splicing.
B. Foods that have been modified using genes from the same type of plant as opposed to genes from other organisms.
C. Foods that have been reported to use genes from fish to achieve the desired characteristics in the end product.
D. Foods that have been modified to make them resistant to viruses that can threaten the crops.
What is the advantage of genetically modified low linolenic soybeans/soybean oil compared to regular soybeans?
A. It does not oxidize at high temperatures thus it can be used in frying.
B. It is genetically modified to contain more of the ‘healthy fats’ such as omega-3.
C. It grows in areas where there are water shortages because it can adapt to soil conditions and grow in dry soil using the small amount of moisture in the ground.
D. It helps prevent cancer because it has anti-carcinogenic properties.
i>Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) corn:
A. The entire genome of Bacillus thuringensis bacterium is added to the corn genome to protect the corn from insects such as the corn borer.
B. The corn genome has been modified to include genes from Bacillus thuringensis bacterium. When the field is sprayed with insecticides the plant is not affected while the insects are killed.
C. The corn is protected against insects (in particular the corn borer) through the insertion of genes that code for the Bacillus thuringensis toxin into the seed. The farmer does not have to spray pesticides because when the part of the plant with the Bacillus thuringensis genes is ingested, the insect dies.