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Which best describes the advantage of pest resistance?

A
Farmers can kills weeds without killing their cash crop.
B
Pests can tolerate more pesticides.
C
Farmers do not have to use harsh chemicals to save their crops.
D
Pesticides become less effective.
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Which is a disadvantage of using DNA technology?

A
phytoremediation
B
gene transfer to nontarget species
C
edible vaccines
D
herbicide tolerance
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Which is a disadvantage of using genetic engineering?

A
edible vaccines
B
reduced effectiveness of pesticides
C
drought and salinity tolerance
D
more pharmaceuticals
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Why might genetically engineering a crop to be herbicide resistant result in producing weeds that are herbicide resistant?

A
The DNA in herbicide resistant crops does not affect insects.
B
The weeds will become tolerant to the herbicide through repeated exposure.
C
Insects that are not affected by the herbicide can pollinate new species of weeds.
D
The weeds that are not affected by the herbicide are able to reproduce.
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Which is a disadvantage of using DNA technology?

A
phytoremediation
B
edible vaccines
C
gene transfer to nontarget species
D
herbicide tolerance
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Which is an advantage of using DNA technology?

A
unknown effects
B
phytoremediation
C
reduced effectiveness of pesticides
D
gene transfer to nontarget species
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Which is a synonym for genetic engineering ?

A
recombinant DNA technology
B
restriction enzyme technology
C
DNA fingerprinting
D
biotechnology

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