Exploring the Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology

What is the primary purpose of using biotechnology in agriculture?

• To decrease the nutritional value of food

• To play music

• To increase crop resistance to pests and diseases

• To reduce the flavor of crops

Who discovered the laws of heredity that are fundamental to modern biotechnology?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

What does modern biotechnology allow scientists to do with specific traits?

• Transfer a single gene for a specific trait

• Ignore them

• Eliminate all traits

• Transfer all genes at once

How can biotechnology help increase food production?

• By decreasing the growth rate

• By growing plants in unsuitable conditions

• By reducing the size of plants

• By limiting the types of crops grown

How does biotechnology contribute to handling the expected increase in world population?

• By reducing food production

• By increasing housing

• By enhancing food production on existing land

• By decreasing crop yields

What nutritional improvement has biotechnology already achieved in rice?

• Decreased protein levels

• Increased sugar content

• Removal of all vitamins

• Introduction of beta-carotene

What is a key feature of crops enhanced by biotechnology?

• They grow without soil

• They can protect themselves from insects

• They require more water

• They produce less yield

Which agency assesses the safety of biotech crops for human and animal consumption?

• FBI

• FDA

• CIA

• NSA

What environmental benefit does biotechnology offer to farming practices?

• Increases the need for plowing

• Reduces soil erosion by minimizing plowing

• Leads to more pesticide use

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a focus of agricultural biotechnology?

• Enhancing crop resistance to diseases

• Reducing nutritional value

• Improving crop yield

• Creating drought-resistant varieties