Green Revolution Reading Quiz

The purpose of the Green Revolution is to

• accommodate the new population boom

• make better use of land to feed the hungry

• organize farming so people could stop hunting and gathering

The role of biotechnology in the Green revolution is

• To analyze the effects of the Green Revolution

• To prevent crops from dying and produce more crops

• To make food taste better

Genetically modified organisms are used to

• prevent crops from dying

• promote crop's marketability

• reduce the amount of crops

Those that disagree with the success of the Green Revolution would argue

• The Green Revolution was partially successfully but also not because not everyone benefits from it

• Biotechnology has increased crop yields but has negatively effected health outcomes due to chemicals and GMOs

• GMOs are not bad for your health, but pesticides are harmful

People that think that the Green Revolution was a success would argue that..

• Although not everyone has access to crop yields, it has helped several states develop economically

• There is no possibility that GMOs are harmful

• Although there are some unknown health impacts of GMOs and pesticides, the benefits of feeding the hungry outweigh the possible negative health outcomes